Everyone watches crimes films, but almost no one has analyzed the sources of their appeal or their role in popular culture. Nicole Rafter, a well-known criminologist, fills this gap with Shots in the Mirror , the first comprehensive study of movies about crimes and criminals. Crime films, she argues, reflect our ideas about fundamental social, economic, and political issues while at the same time shaping the ways we think about these issues. When we look at the relationship between crime films and society, we find a ...
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Everyone watches crimes films, but almost no one has analyzed the sources of their appeal or their role in popular culture. Nicole Rafter, a well-known criminologist, fills this gap with Shots in the Mirror , the first comprehensive study of movies about crimes and criminals. Crime films, she argues, reflect our ideas about fundamental social, economic, and political issues while at the same time shaping the ways we think about these issues. When we look at the relationship between crime films and society, we find a dynamic interplay of art and life, one that Rafter examines from the multiple perspectives of criminal justice, film history and technique, social history, and sociology.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Book contains pen, pencil & highlighter markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 9780195129830.
