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Nichols-Pethick Jonathan |
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TV cops : the contemporary American television police drama / / Jonathan Nichols-Pethick |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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1-280-66473-8 |
9786613641663 |
1-136-99467-X |
0-203-85502-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Detective and mystery television programs - United States - History and criticism |
Television cop shows - United States - History and criticism |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 PROGRAMMING THE CRISIS: The Police Drama in the Post-Network Era; 3 THE POLICE DRAMA IN TRANSITION: Reconstituting the Cultural Forum in the 1980s; 4 STOP MAKING SENSE: Reflection, Realism, and Community in Homicide; 5 DO THE RIGHT THING: NYPD Blue and the Making of the Model Citizen; 6 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER: Crime and the Commerce of Law & Order; 7 THIS COP'S FOR YOU: The Multiple Logics of the 21st Century Police Drama; 8 CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The police drama has been one of the longest running and most popular genres in American television. In TV Cops, Jonathan Nichols-Pethick argues that, perhaps more than any other genre, the police series in all its manifestations-from Hill Street Blues to Miami Vice to The Wire-embodies the full range of the cultural dynamics of television. Exploring the textual, industrial, and social contexts of police shows on American television, this book demonstrates how polices drama play a vital role in the way we understand and engage issues of social orde |
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