LEADER 02180nam 2200505 a 450 001 9910815936903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-84150-821-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000001409221 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC283003 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL283003 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10015834 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL47725 035 $a(OCoLC)476029114 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001409221 100 $a20010807d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSensing the city through television $eurban identities in fictional drama /$fPeter Billingham 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBristol, UK ; Portland, OR $cIntellect$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (iv, 187 pages) 311 $a1-84150-018-6 311 $a1-84150-842-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aSensing the city : navigating a journey -- Policing the imagination : Tony Garnett's The cops -- The city as a site of redemptive struggle : Tony Marchant's Holding on -- The fabled city : The San Francisco of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the city -- A Manchester heterotopia? : Queer as folk -- Homicide, life on the street. 330 $aThis is an investigation of the fictional representations of the city in contemporary British and American television drama, assessing their political, sociological and cultural implications. It draws on five key case studies, analyzing the structure, content, characterisation and narrative, and placing each within its specific ideological context. 606 $aTelevision programs$zGreat Britain 606 $aTelevision programs$zUnited States 606 $aCities and towns on television 615 0$aTelevision programs 615 0$aTelevision programs 615 0$aCities and towns on television. 676 $a791.45/621732 700 $aBillingham$b Peter$f1953-$01699469 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815936903321 996 $aSensing the city through television$94083632 997 $aUNINA