The Changing Generic Location of Crime in Film: A Content Analysis of Film Synopses, 1945-1991

Journal of Communication

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 89-101

  Allen, Jessica ^a   Livingstone, Sonia ^a   Reiner, Robert ^a  

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EID: 0031373814     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1997.tb02727.x     Document Type: Article

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