The American Thriller : Generic Innovation and Social Change in the 1970s

Generic Innovation and Social Change in the 1970s

By: P. Cobley

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Paperback | 1 January 2001 | Edition Number 1

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What is the American thriller? Has it developed over time? What was it like in the past? This is a book about thrillers and gaining knowledge of what American thrillers were like in a specific period - the 1970s. Analysing seventies texts about crime, police, detectives, corruption, paranoia and revenge, The American Thriller aims to open debates on genre in the light of audience theory, literary history and the place of popular fiction at the moment of its production.

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"...[a] well-informed, theoretical book..." - The Times Literary Supplement

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Acknowledgements	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Firing the Generic Canon	p. 15
Reading the Space of the 1970s	p. 34
'The Luxury to Worry about Justice': Hard-boiled Style and Heroism	p. 55
What Do We 'Believe' When We 'See'? Views of Crime	p. 78
'Keeping That Sixth Ball in the Air': The Police	p. 100
Sambos or Superspades?	p. 123
Just Because You're Paranoid It Doesn't Mean They're Not Out to Get You	p. 146
'Thank God for the Rain...': Revenge from Dirty Harry to The Exterminator	p. 167
Conclusion	p. 189
Further Reading	p. 198
Notes	p. 208
References	p. 219
Index	p. 237
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The American Thriller : Generic Innovation and Social Change in the 1970s

Generic Innovation and Social Change in the 1970s

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