America is elsewhere : the noir tradition in the age of consumer culture /
This study conceives the literary and cinematic category of 'noir' as a way of understanding the defining conflict between authenticity and consumer culture in post-World War II America. It analyses works of fiction and film in order to argue that both contribute to a 'noir tradition&...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
