Title: Mysteries and conspiracies
Description: Through an exploration of the work of the great masters of detective stories and spy novels - G.K. Chesterton, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Le Carré and Graham Greene among others - Boltanski shows that these works of fiction and imagination tell us something fundamental about the nature of modern societies and the modern state.--Provided by publisher
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, Conspiracies, Popular literature, Social aspects, History and criticism, Social surveys, Criminal investigation, Detective and mystery stories, history and criticism, English fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, English fiction, history and criticism, 20th century