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Saints and Avengers: British Adventure Series of the 1960s

By James Chapman

Book information

Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Year
2002
ISBN
1860647537, 9781860647536
LCC
PN1998.2.A317 C48 2002
Open Library ID
OL3702121M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1008 kB (1032279 bytes)
Pages
296\296
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Series like "The Avengers" and "Danger Man", with their professional secret agents, or "The Saint" and "The Persuaders", featuring flamboyant crime-fighters, still inspire mainstream and cult followings. Saints and Avengers explores and celebrates this unique television genre for the first time. James Chapman uses case studies to look at the thrillers’ representations of national identity, and the world of the '60's and '70's. Chapman also asserts that this particular type of thriller was a historically and culturally defined generic type, with enduring appeal, as the current vogue for remaking them as big budget films attests.

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