Barbara Villez

Television and the Legal System

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

American legal television series have long informed viewers - and fostered myths - about the legal system in the US. Villez examines this genre from the 1940s to the present, and contrasts American legal shows with those in France, where the same genre offers a strikingly different representation of justice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9780415652247
• ISBN-10: 0415652243
• Artikelnr.: 42481340

Autorenporträt

Barbara Villez is a Professor in the Department of English Studies at the University of Paris.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Judge Antoine Garapon. Series Editors' Preface. Author's
Preface. Introduction 1. An American History: Television Legal Series 2.
Actors of Justice as Seen on American Television 3. The French Approach to
Legal Series 4. Myths, Models, Messages 5. Citizen Education: Teaching
Democracy 6. Conclusion: A Democracy of Individuals. Afterword:
Developments from 2005 to 2009. Filmography (Table of US Legal Shows).
Bibliography. Index.