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Police on screen : Hollywood cops, detectives, marshals and rangers

Title
  1. Police on screen : Hollywood cops, detectives, marshals and rangers / M. Ray Lott.
Published by
  1. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.
Author
  1. Lott, M. Ray, 1960-

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Description
  1. vii, 214 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
Summary
  1. "This comprehensive examination provides a critical-historical analysis of law enforcement in American cinema. From High Noon to The Empire Strikes Back, it examines the police in their many incarnations with emphasis on the ways in which lawmen are portrayed and how this portrayal changes over time"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  1. Police films > United States > History and criticism
  2. Detective and mystery films > United States > History and criticism
  3. Western films > United States > History and criticism
Call number
  1. MFL 06-5508
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes filmography: p. 203-209.
  2. Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-212) and index.
Author
  1. Lott, M. Ray, 1960-
Title
  1. Police on screen : Hollywood cops, detectives, marshals and rangers / M. Ray Lott.
Imprint
  1. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.
Bibliography
  1. Includes filmography: p. 203-209.
  2. Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-212) and index.
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  1. Table of contents
LCCN
  1. 2006010758
Other standard identifier
  1. 9780786425778
ISBN
  1. 0786425776 (softcover : alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. MFL 06-5508
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