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Gentlemen and Players: The Police and the Amateurs in Detective Fiction

May 6, 2013

The police have received a rather raw deal in classic detective fiction.  Sherlock Holmes mentions the gentlemen of Scotland Yard …

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Clampdown: Pop-Cultural Wars on Class and Gender by Rhian E Jones

March 31, 2013

Rhian E. Jones is a historian and commentator on politics, music and pop culture.  Her book Clampdown: Pop-cultural Wars on …

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Down with Downton, or, “Brideshead Rebranded”

February 12, 2012

At first glance, Downton Abbey just looked like an animated National Trust booklet.  What splendour!  What lawns!  What gracious living!  …

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