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4 · 247 pages · First published 2010
Exploring crime in works which are not usually associated with crime genres, this work breathes new life into staple themes in crime fiction/cinema such as gender, the body and the city, and offers analyses of new elements such as the mythology of the hitman and the cultural impact of 'senseless' murders.
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American fictionHistory and criticismCrime filmsCrime in literatureEnglish fictionAmerican fiction, history and criticism, 20th centuryEnglish fiction, history and criticism, 21st centuryDetective and mystery films, history and criticismMotion pictures, united statesMotion pictures, great britainAmerican fiction, history and criticism, 21st centuryEnglish fiction, history and criticism, 20th centuryFilm noirFilm criticismLiteratureAmerican fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticismAmerican fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticismEnglish fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticismEnglish fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticismCrime films -- United States -- History and criticism
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- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Continuum
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- eng