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Shots in the mirror : crime films and society / Nicole Rafter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rafter, Nicole Hahn, 1939-
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crime films--History and criticism.
- Crime films.
- Justice, Administration of, in motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--Social aspects--United States.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Criminologist Nicole Rafter analyses the source of the appeal of crime films, and their role in popular culture. She argues that crime films both reflect and shape our ideas about fundamental social, economic and political issues.
- Contents:
- Contents; Note on Use of Dates; Introduction; 1 The History of Crime Films; 2 Why They Went Bad: Criminology in Crime Films; 3 Cop Films; 4 Courtroom Films; 5 Prison and Execution Films; 6 The Heroes of Crime Films; 7 The Future of Crime Films; Appendix: Films Cited with Release Dates; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2000.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-192), filmographies and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-772613-5
- 1-280-47233-2
- 0-19-802973-X
- 1-60256-368-3
- OCLC:
- 191038363
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