Murder in Plain English: From Manifestos to Memes-Looking at Murder through the Words of Killers
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9781633882546
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Michael Arntfield., Michael Arntfield|AUTHOR., & Marcel Danesi|AUTHOR. (2017). Murder in Plain English: From Manifestos to Memes-Looking at Murder through the Words of Killers . Prometheus.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Arntfield, Michael Arntfield|AUTHOR and Marcel Danesi|AUTHOR. 2017. Murder in Plain English: From Manifestos to Memes-Looking At Murder Through the Words of Killers. Prometheus.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Arntfield, Michael Arntfield|AUTHOR and Marcel Danesi|AUTHOR. Murder in Plain English: From Manifestos to Memes-Looking At Murder Through the Words of Killers Prometheus, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Michael Arntfield, Michael Arntfield|AUTHOR, and Marcel Danesi|AUTHOR. Murder in Plain English: From Manifestos to Memes-Looking At Murder Through the Words of Killers Prometheus, 2017.
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Full title | murder in plain english from manifestos to memes looking at murder through the words of killers |
Author | arntfield michael |
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