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1 online resource (xii, 282 pages) : illustrations |
| Summary |
Eccentric, ironic and fantastic series like The Avengers and Danger Man, with their professional secret agents, or The Saint and The Persuaders, featuring flamboyant crime-fighters, still inspire mainstream and cult followings. Saints and Avengers explores and celebrates this unique television genre for the first time. He uses case studies to look, for example, at the thrillers' representations of national identity and the world of the sixties and seventies. He also proves his central thesis: that this particular type of thriller was a historically and culturally defined generic type, with end |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-270) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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| Subject |
Action and adventure television programs -- Great Britain -- History and criticism
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Detective and mystery television programs -- Great Britain -- History and criticism
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Television -- History & Criticism.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Television.
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Action and adventure television programs
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Detective and mystery television programs
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781429427555 |
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1429427558 |
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9780857716637 |
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0857716638 |
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6000009119 |
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9786000009113 |
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0755699408 |
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9780755699407 |
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