Woman Detective: Gender
Kathleen Gregory Klein traces female paid, professional private investigators in British, Canadian, and American novels, revealing that the detective novel is both a reflection of and potential barrier to social change for women. This edition adds sixty new female private eyes to the roster and includes an afterword that assesses the current state of the genre's new and old novels. A comprehensive bibliography and a character list update the field...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0252015223
ISBN13:9780252015229
Release Date:January 1988
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:260 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
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A worth book to have
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
It deals with professional detective women from English and American detective stories from the beginning to almost the end of the XX century. Very well written - clear and logical style. Very good source for researchers (and not) on the topics women detective, feminism criticism.
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