Faces of Degeneration : A European Disorder, C. 1848-C. 1918

Preface vii Notes on the text viii Contexts 1(36) PART I FRANCE Degenerescence and revolution 37(37) Zola's prognosis 74(23) The wake of degenerescence 97(12) PART II ITALY Lombroso's criminal science 109(46) PART III ENGLAND Fictions of degeneration 155(21) Crime, urban degeneration and national decadence 176(46) Concluding remarks 222(19) Bibliography 241(30) Index 271