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The American Thriller: Generic Innovation and Social Change in the 1970's (Crime File)
The American Thriller Generic Innovation and Social Change in the 1970's - Crime File Author:Paul Cobley 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. Analyzing 70s texts about crime, police, detectives, corruption, paranoia and revenge, this study aims to open debates on the genre in... more » the light of audience theory, literary history and the place of popular fiction at the moment of its production.« less