Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. The Development and Background of the Filmic Violent Woman
7. Complementarity and Its Discontents 15
8. Expressions of Masculinity 41
9. Female Murderers 59
10. The Violent Woman on the Contemporary Screen
11. Romancing Trauma 83
12. Violent Women in Love 113
13. Femininity on the Front Line 133
14. Conclusion 149
15. Notes 163
16. Index 197