Mug Shots: An Archive of the Famous, Infamous, and Most Wanted - Couverture souple

Pellicer, Raynal

 
9780810996120: Mug Shots: An Archive of the Famous, Infamous, and Most Wanted
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ISBN 10 : 081099612X ISBN 13 : 9780810996120
Editeur : Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2010

Synopsis

Now available in paperback, Mug Shots presents over 250 booking photos spanning the history of this practice. It includes some of the most infamous suspects in modern history, from mafia bosses to cold-blooded killers, as well as enemies of the state and prominent political activists. In 1882, Alphonse Bertillon created a scientific system for the identification of criminals and developed the anthropometric photoA", showing the accused's measurements and physical markings. Today, the mug shot is an essential police procedure worldwide. From Dreyfus to O.J. Simpson, this international selection includes notables like Lenin, Al Capone, Frank Sinatra, Fidel Castro, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Janis Joplin, Elvis, the Russian Jewish anarchist Emma Goldman, French assassin Raoul Villain, Dutch exotic dancer and spy Mata Hari, Polish war criminal Amon Goeth and Robert Stroud, the Birdman of AlcatrazA". Accompanying these gripping images is illuminating commentary that puts both the criminals and their crimes in historical context, and reconstructs some of the most dramatic trials of the twentieth century.

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À propos de l'auteur

Raynal Pellicer is a director who has produced many documentaries, films and television shows including series of one hundred short films of people reacting to various art works. He was honored with the 1993 TV Director's Grant in France.

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Now available in paperback, Mug Shots presents over 250 booking photos spanning the history of this practice. It includes some of the most infamous suspects in modern history, from mafia bosses to cold-blooded killers, as well as enemies of the state and prominent political activists. In 1882, Alphonse Bertillon created a scientific system for the identification of criminals and developed the anthropometric photoA", showing the accused's measurements and physical markings. Today, the mug shot is an essential police procedure worldwide. From Dreyfus to O.J. Simpson, this international selection includes notables like Lenin, Al Capone, Frank Sinatra, Fidel Castro, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Janis Joplin, Elvis, the Russian Jewish anarchist Emma Goldman, French assassin Raoul Villain, Dutch exotic dancer and spy Mata Hari, Polish war criminal Amon Goeth and Robert Stroud, the Birdman of AlcatrazA". Accompanying these gripping images is illuminating commentary that puts both the criminals and their crimes in historical context, and reconstructs some of the most dramatic trials of the twentieth century.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
081099612X
ISBN 13 
9780810996120
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
287
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
WordUnited GmbH
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ISBN 10 :  081092109X ISBN 13 :  9780810921092
Editeur : Harry N. Abrams, 2009
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