Latin American Detectives against Power
| Author | : Fabricio Tocco |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 2022-04-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781793651655 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1793651655 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Latin American Detectives against Power by : Fabricio Tocco
Download or read book Latin American Detectives against Power written by Fabricio Tocco and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how Latin American detective stories portray individualism and the state through the figures of the private eye and the police. Fabricio Tocco argues that these portrayals constitute a far more radical critique than the one developed by the Anglo-American canon, culminating in a transnational “poetics of failure” rooted in dissatisfaction with the neoliberal state.
