2010, ISBN: 081099612X

[EAN: 9780810996120], [PU: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.], PHILOSOPHY LOGIC LINGUISTICS, Now available in paperback, Mug Shots presents over 250 booking photos spanning the history of this practi… More...

[EAN: 9780810996120], [PU: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.], PHILOSOPHY LOGIC LINGUISTICS, 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.About the author: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. This is a used book in fair condition, meaning a worn but fully readable copy; it may be scuffed, have rips or marks, contain highlighted passages and annotations, or be missing its dust jacket.Most of our images are sourced automatically, so the book cover shown might be different to the edition we have in stock., Books<

ISBN: 9780810996120

At the end of the 19th century, Alphonse Bertillon created the first police laboratory for the scientific identification of criminals and developed the anthropometric photo, with which th… More...

At the end of the 19th century, Alphonse Bertillon created the first police laboratory for the scientific identification of criminals and developed the anthropometric photo, with which the accused were inventoried by their measurements and physical markings. The mug shot, as it came to be known, was quickly adopted around the globe, and is today an essential police procedure. This revealing collection presents over 250 mug shots of some of the most infamous suspects in modern history, from mafia bosses and cold-blooded killers to enemies of the state and prominent political activists. 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 20th century. Media >, [PU: Harry N. Abrams]<