Unwilling executioner : crime fiction and the state /
What gives crime fiction its distinctive shape and form? What makes it such a compelling vehicle of social and political critique? 'Unwilling Executioner' argues that the answer lies in the emerging genre's complex and intimate relationship with the bureaucratic state and modern capit...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | What gives crime fiction its distinctive shape and form? What makes it such a compelling vehicle of social and political critique? 'Unwilling Executioner' argues that the answer lies in the emerging genre's complex and intimate relationship with the bureaucratic state and modern capitalism, and the contradictions that ensue once the state assumes control of the criminal justice system. |
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| Item Description: | This edition previously issued in print: 2016. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191784347 0191784346 0191025313 9780191025310 |