hard-boiled crime fiction and the rise and fall of New Deal liberalism McCann, Sean 1962- creator ProQuest (Firm) text bibliography Electronic books. ncu Durham, N.C Duke University Press 2000 monographic eng

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viii, 370 p. Uncivil society: hard-boiled crime fiction and the idea of a democratic culture -- 1. Constructing Race Williams: the Klan and the making of hard-boiled crime fiction -- 2. "Mystic rigmarole": Dashiell Hammett and the realist critique of liberalism -- 3. The pulp writer as vanishing American: Raymond Chandler's decentralist imagination -- 4. Letdown artists: paperback noir and the procedural republic -- 5. Tangibles: Chester Himes and the slow death of New Deal populism -- Conclusion: beyond us, yet ourselves. Sean McCann. Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-364) and index. Detective and mystery stories, American History and criticism Politics and literature United States History 20th century American fiction 20th century History and criticism Liberalism United States History 20th century Political fiction, American History and criticism Noir fiction, American History and criticism New Deal, 1933-1939 Crime in literature PS374.D4 M38 2000 9780822380566 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kuct-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1167499 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kuct-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1167499 MiAaPQ 080905 20250821124642.0 EBC1167499 eng