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    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book attempts to link the entirety of James Ellroy’s work to major political trends, both historical and contemporary, in critical theory, as a unique, compelling deep-dive. Ellroy's crime fiction provides valuable insights into current trends of a disturbing, and possibly dangerous, nature. It analyzes the contestable political, social, and moral content of Ellroy’s writings through the ... Leer más

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  • Rene Girard, Law, Literature, and Cinema

    The Legal Drama of the Scapegoat

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book is the first monograph to critically evaluate the work of the literary scholar René Girard from the perspectives of Law and Literature and Law and Film Studies, two of the most multidisciplinary branches of critical legal theory. The central thesis is that Girard’s theory of the scapegoat mechanism provides a wholly new and original means of re-conceptualizing the nature of judicial ... Leer más

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  • The Philosophy of Michael Mann

    Series series The Philosophy of Popular Culture
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  • Birth of a Nation'hood

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