Mary Evans, Sarah Moore, Hazel Johnstone

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Detecting the Social (eBook, PDF)

Order and Disorder in Post-1970s Detective Fiction

Beschreibung

- Multidisciplinary topic: academic and potentially some non-academic readers

- Avoids the "pick-and-choose" sociological interpretations of literature, instead providing a fully-loaded, alternative intervention in the field, and a new pedagogical model

- Written by internationally renowned scholars

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• ohne Kopierschutz
• Größe: 2.26MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Mary Evans is Leverhulme Emeritus Professor, Department of Gender Studies, London School of Economics, UK.

Sarah Moore is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social & Policy Sciences, University of Bath, UK.

Hazel Johnstone is Departmental Manager, Department of Gender Studies, London School of Economics, and Managing Editor, European Journal of Women's Studies, UK.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319945200
• Artikelnr.: 56788150

"The book revisits ideas about the promise and purpose of sociology. Detecting the social provides a unique and fascinating study into the World's favourite reading genre and is a must read for people interested in not only sociology and criminology but also those who want to investigate further the motives behind their favourite writers, and their detectives." (Barry Forshaw, Crime Time, crimetime.co.uk, February, 5 , 2019)

"The book uses a range of examples from the genre, as well as comparative discussions with previous eras of detective fiction. ... the book will be key reading across the social sciences." (New Books network, newbooksnetwork.com, January 14, 2019)

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319945200
• Artikelnr.: 56788150