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Detecting women : gender and the Hollywood detective film / Philippa Gates.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gates, Philippa, 1973-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Detective and mystery films--United States--History and criticism.
- Detective and mystery films.
- Women detectives in motion pictures.
- Women in motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (414 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c2011.
- Summary:
- Ambitious and comprehensive history of the female detective in Hollywood film from 1929 to 2009.
- Contents:
- The crime lab : gender and the detective genre
- The rise and demise of the classical female detective, 1929 to 1950
- From crime-fighter to crime scene investigator, 1970 to today.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-374) and index.
- Includes filmography (p.353-360).
- ISBN:
- 9781438434063
- 1438434065
- 9781441695420
- 1441695427
- OCLC:
- 729246414
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