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The Detective As Historian Browne
The Detective As Historian
Browne
Readers of detective stories turn to historical crime fiction to learn about life in past societies and how citizens and crime fighters coped with laws and restrictions. This study covers all recorded history - from ancient Egypt, through Classical Greece and Rome, to medieval Europe.
Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references; Primarily dealing w/ British authors, some American; Avail. in paper @ $29.95. Publisher Marketing: Readers of detective stories are turning more toward historical crime fiction to learn both what everyday life was like in past societies and how citizens and crime fighters coped with those who broke the laws and resitrictions of the times. The crime fiction treated here covers virtually all of recorded history - from ancient Egypt, through Classical Greece and Rome; from medieval Europe through to 19th-century England and America.
Contributor Bio: Browne, Ray Broadus Browne is the founding chair of the Department of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University, he lives in Bowling Green, Ohio. Contributor Bio: Kreiser, Lawrence A, Jr. LAWRENCE A. KREISER JR. is an independent scholar. Contributor Bio: Winks, Robin W Yale University
| Media | Books Book |
| Released | 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780879728151 |
| Publishers | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Pages | 310 |
| Dimensions | 238 × 162 × 31 mm · 657 g |
| Editor | Jr, Lawrence A. Kreiser |
| Editor | USA), Ray B. Browne (Chair Emeritus, Popular Culture Department, Bowling Green State University, |
