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Cop shows : a critical history of police dramas on television /

This collection of essays examines Dragnet, Highway Patrol, Naked City, The Untouchables, The F.B.I., Columbo, Hawaii Five-O, Kojak, Starsky & Hutch, Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, NYPD Blue, CSI, The Shield, The Wire, and Justif...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sabin, Roger, 1961- (Author), Wilson, Ronald, 1954- (Author), Speidel, Linda, 1967- (Author), Faucette, Brian (Author), Bethell, Ben (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Subjects:
Detective and mystery television programs > United States > History and criticism.
Television cop shows > United States > History and criticism.
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Summary:This collection of essays examines Dragnet, Highway Patrol, Naked City, The Untouchables, The F.B.I., Columbo, Hawaii Five-O, Kojak, Starsky & Hutch, Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, NYPD Blue, CSI, The Shield, The Wire, and Justified.
Physical Description:viii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780786448197 (paperback alkaline paper)
0786448199 (paperback alkaline paper)