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"The contributors to Monster Theory consider beasts, demons, freaks and fiends as symbolic expressions of cultural unease that pervade a society and shape its collective behavior. Through a historical sampling of monsters, these essays argue that our fascination for the monstrous testifies to our continued desire to explore difference and prohibition."--Publisher's website.
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5 editions- Other · English · 1996University of Minnesota Press · 9780816687640
- Other · English · 1996University of Minnesota Press · 9781299919389
- Other · English · 1996University of Minnesota Press · 9781452900551
- Other · English · 1996University of Minnesota Press · 9781452916293
- Other · English · 1996University of Minnesota Press · 315 pages · 9780816628544
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