A long way from solving that one: psycho/social and ethical implications of Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer talesThe purpose of this book is to study Ross Macdonald's detective fiction as an example of popular culture. |
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Contents
in a Fallen World | 1 |
3 Social and Ethical Assumptions | 10 |
Ego Control and Independence | 17 |
Copyright | |
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