America is elsewhere : the noir tradition in the age of consumer culture / Erik Dussere.

This study conceives the literary and cinematic category of 'noir' as a way of understanding the defining conflict between authenticity and consumer culture in post-World War II America. It analyses works of fiction and film in order to argue that both contribute to a 'noir tradition&...

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Main Author: Dussere, Erik, 1968-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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