Böcker av Richard Maxwell

This study uses 19th-century urban fiction - in particular the novels of Hugo and Dickens - to define a genre: the novel of urban mysteries. He argues that within these extravagant but fact-obsessed narratives the archaic form of allegory became a means for understanding modern cities.

Surveillance studies examines the ways in which information about people's personal lives is obtained, stored, and shared and how these details are used to influence and manage populations. This issue of social text takes on surveillance in its domestic and international forms, exploring the impact that it has on labor, technology, and privacy.

Substantially revised and updated, this book highlights how Hollywood has transformed itself to attain ever global clout and reach and the material factors underlining Hollywood's apparent artistic success. Takes into consideration recent events affecting Hollywood such as 9/11, US foreign policy and developments in consumer technology.