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The foreign in international crime fiction [electronic resource]

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The foreigner is a familiar character in popular crime fiction, from the foreign detective whose outsider status provides a unique perspective on a familiar or exotic location to the xenophobic portrayal of the criminal other. Exploring popular crime fiction from across the world,The Foreign in International Crime Writingexamines these popular works as transcultural contact zones in which writers can tackle such issues as national identity, immigration, globalization and diaspora communities. Offering readings of 20th and 21st century crime writing from Norway, the UK, India, China, Europe and

Title The foreign in international crime fiction [electronic resource] : transcultural representations / edited by Jean Anderson, Carolina Miranda and Barbara Pezzotti.
Publisher London
New York : Continuum
Creation Date c2012
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content pt. 1. Inside out or outside in? : the scene of the crime as exotic décor -- pt. 2. Private eyes, hybrid eyes : the in-between detective -- pt. 3. When evil walks abroad : towards a politics of otherness.
Extent 1 online resource (257 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010707051905171
MARC RECORDS
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