Gumshoe America hard-boiled crime fiction and the rise and fall of New Deal liberalism
by
McCann, Sean, 1962-
Title
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Gumshoe America hard-boiled crime fiction and the rise and fall of New Deal liberalism
Author
:
McCann, Sean, 1962-
ISBN
:
9780822380566
Personal Author
:
McCann, Sean, 1962-
Publication Information
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Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2000.
Physical Description
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viii, 370 p. ; 24 cm.
Series
:
New Americanists
New Americanists.
Contents
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Uncivil society: hard-boiled crime fiction and the idea of a democratic culture -- 1. Constructing Race Williams: the Klan and the making of hard-boiled crime fiction -- 2. "Mystic rigmarole": Dashiell Hammett and the realist critique of liberalism -- 3. The pulp writer as vanishing American: Raymond Chandler's decentralist imagination -- 4. Letdown artists: paperback noir and the procedural republic -- 5. Tangibles: Chester Himes and the slow death of New Deal populism -- Conclusion: beyond us, yet ourselves.
Subject Term
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Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism.
Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Political fiction, American -- History and criticism.
Noir fiction, American -- History and criticism.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
Crime in literature.
Genre
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Electronic books.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Call Number | Shelf Location | Status |
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| University Library | eBook | ER213273 | PS374 .D4 M38 2000 | Electronic Resources | E-resources |