Detecting Men: Masculinity and the Hollywood Detective Film
- ISBN-10
- 0791468143
- ISBN-13
- 9780791468142
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 346
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-07-10
- Publisher
- SUNY Press
- Author
- Philippa Gates
Description
Looks at how detective films have reflected and shaped our ideas about masculinity, heroism, law and order, and national identity.
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