P. Cobley
The American Thriller
Generic Innovation and Social Change in the 1970s
Gebonden Engels 2000 9780333776681Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
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Samenvatting
What is the American thriller? Has it developed over time? What was it like in the past? This is a book about thrillers and gaining knowledge of what American thrillers were like in a specific period - the 1970s. Analysing seventies texts about crime, police, detectives, corruption, paranoia and revenge, The American Thriller aims to open debates on genre in the light of audience theory, literary history and the place of popular fiction at the moment of its production.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780333776681
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Hoofdrubriek:Woordenboeken en taal, Woordenboeken en taal
Serie:Crime Files
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Inhoudsopgave
Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction Firing the Generic Canon Reading the Space of the Seventies 'The Luxury to Worry about Justice': Hard-boiled Style and Heroism What do we 'Believe' when we 'See'? Views of Crime 'Keeping that Sixth Ball in the Air': The Police Sambos or Superspades? Just Because You're Paranoid it Doesn't Mean They're Not Out To Get You 'Thank God for the Rain...': Revenge from Dirty Harry to The Exterminator Conclusion Notes Index
Rubrieken
- advisering
- algemeen management
- coaching en trainen
- communicatie en media
- economie
- financieel management
- inkoop en logistiek
- internet en social media
- it-management / ict
- juridisch
- leiderschap
- marketing
- mens en maatschappij
- non-profit
- ondernemen
- organisatiekunde
- personal finance
- personeelsmanagement
- persoonlijke effectiviteit
- projectmanagement
- psychologie
- reclame en verkoop
- strategisch management
- verandermanagement
- werk en loopbaan