Cop Shows: A Critical History of Police Dramas on Television

by Roger Sabin, Ronald Wilson, Linda Speidel

From cops who are paragons of virtue, to cops who are as bad as the bad guys...from surly loners, to upbeat partners...from detectives who pursue painstaking investigation, to loose cannons who just want to kick down the door, the heroes and anti-heroes of TV police dramas are part of who we are. They enter our living rooms and tell us tall tales about the social contract that exists between the citizen and the police. Love them or loathe them--according...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786448199
• ISBN13: 9780786448197
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher