Bøger af Fredric Wertham

Result of 7 years of scientific investigation into the effects that comic books have on the minds and behavior of children who come in contact with them. His ideas on the harmful effects created by media-induced violence resonate with those who are concerned by the searing of our cultural fabric. Includes new Introduction by Wertham scholar, James E. Reibman, Ph.D.

In 1955 Puerto Rican immigrant Frank Santana was sentenced to twenty-five years to life for second-degree murder. Fredric Wertham, an influential authority on child psychology, was outraged and felt compelled to write The Circle of Guilt. This edition includes a new introduction that places both the crime and Wertham's work into context.