Mysteries and conspiracies
detective stories, spy novels and the making of modern societies
English edition
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Word Count
85,000 words, Guess
Page Count
340 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100745664040
- ISBN-100745664059
- ISBN-139780745664040
- ISBN-139780745664057
- Library of Congress Control Number2014495265
and 6 more
- OCLC Control Number891650108
- OCLC Control Number890115272
- Better World Books9780745664040
- Better World Books9780745664057
- Better World BooksKS-398-224
- Open LibraryOL27993972M
Classifications
- LCCPN3448.D4 B6213 2014
- LCCPN3448.D4B6213 2014
- LCCPN3448.D4
Description
Through an exploration of the work of the great masters of detective stories and spy novels - G.K. Chesterton, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Le Carré and Graham Greene among others - Boltanski shows that these works of fiction and imagination tell us something fundamental about the nature of modern societies and the modern state.--Provided by publisher
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