By examining the feminist interventions of contemporary women writers workingin this subgenre, Johnsen advances the existing critical discussion of women's crime fiction. The writers studied here bring research expertise to bear on their chosen historical settings, creating a powerful but widely accessible statement about women in history. INDICE: Preface: Hystory Girls - Contemporary Women's Historical Crime Fiction - Medieval Women in Context - Legal Violence in Mid-Nineteenth Century America - (Re)Presenting Sherlock Holmes - Suffragette Disruptions: History, Chronology, Closure - Women and the Ever-Present Past - Conclusion -
- ISBN: 978-1-4039-7278-1
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 192
- Fecha Publicación: 13/01/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés