Crime At El Escorial
Author | : D.J. Walker |
Publisher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2014-08-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780761863564 |
ISBN-13 | : 0761863567 |
Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Download or read book Crime At El Escorial written by D.J. Walker and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime at El Escorial presents a comparative social and judicial analysis of an 1892 child murder, drawing from newspaper archives among other historical documents. D.J. Walker discusses the role of Spain’s intellectual elite in crystallizing dissatisfaction with the popular jury through its criticism of the “masses” and the impact of journalists’ fictionalized representations of the murder on public opinion.