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In 1924 the "true crime" detective magazine genre was born, and it thrived and evolved in all its fishnet-stocking, smoking-gun glory until its demise in the mid-1990s. Cashing in on people's secret voyeuristic, morbid natures, magazines such as True Detective and American Detective profiled scandalous crimes and the villains - often sexy women in stiletto heels - who committed them. Over the years, the magazines became more and more focused on crime and sexuality, until they became smutty to the point of being too racy for the newsstands. Approximately 500 pages of covers, spreads, and text will explore this sensational magazine genre in vibrant detail. Among the texts included are a profile of the eccentric man who invented the genre in 1924, profiles of the cover artists, a decade-by-decade analysis of what sort of crimes were most popular with readers, profiles of the writers (many of whom went on to fame in crime fiction writing), a feminist scholar's analysis of the portrayal of women on the magazine covers, and a reprint from a 1986 forensic magazine damning the magazines as porno for sadists. A comprehensive listing of all known titles and their publishers completes this ex
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"One of the most amazing compendiums of them that we've seen is the stunning hardcover book, True Crime Detective Magazines published by art book publisher TASCHEN. With over 450 original detective magazine covers spanning from 1924 through 1969, the information and artwork they've compiled has proven to be an invaluable reference guide for us into the narratives and aesthetic of the noir-era crime thriller."
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Dian Hanson is a twenty-five-year veteran of men's magazine publishing. She began her career at Puritan Magazine in 1976 and went on to edit a variety of titles, including Partner, Oui, Hooker, Outlaw Biker, and Juggs magazines. In 1987 she took over the '60s title Leg Show and transformed it into the world's best-selling fetish publication. Most recently, she authored TASCHEN's Naked as a Jaybird.
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- PublisherTaschen America Llc
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 382282559X
- ISBN 13 9783822825594
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages336
- EditorHanson Dian
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Book Description Condition: Nuevo. 1ª. Pág./pages:333 2400 gramos/grams Idioma/Language:Ingles Durante el apogeo de la era del jazz, cuando la Ley Seca estaba convirtiendo a los ciudadanos comunes en criminales y a los delincuentes comunes en celebridades, nacieron las auténticas revistas policiales norteamericanas. True Detective salió por primera vez en 1924, y en 1934, cuando la Depresión había producido pintorescos fuera de la ley como "Ametralladora" Kelly, Bonnie y Clyde, "Baby Face" Nelson y John Dillinger, las revistas eran tan populares que tanto los policías como los ladrones competían por verse en sus páginas. Incluso el jefe del FBI J. Edgar Hoover escribía habitualmente para los que eran conocidos como los "libros de polis". A medida que fueron pasando las décadas, las revistas atravesaron, sin embargo, curiosas metamorfosis. Cuando el alcohol volvió a ser legal, se acabó la Depresión y todos los criminales de renombre estuvieron muertos o en prisión, las publicaciones detectivescas miraron a lo pecaminoso para vender ejemplares. Las chicas sexy con ropa ajustada, faldas con tajo y tacones de aguja decoraron cada esquina. Los titulares de portada pregonaban: "Yo fui una chica delincuente, por puro placer", "Las costumbres sexuales de las mujeres asesinas", "¡Novia del pecado!", "Ella me tomó por un imbécil" y, más suscintamente, "Mala mujer". True Crime Detective Magazines sigue la evolución y degradación de este típico género norteamericano de 1924 a 1969. Cientos de portadas e imágenes interiores de docenas de publicaciones cuentan la historia, no sólo de estas revistas policiales, sino también de las actitudes de EE UU hacia el sexo, el pecado, el crimen y el castigo durante más de cinco décadas. Con textos por el coleccionista especializado Eric Godtland, George Hagenaur y el editor de True Detective Marc Gerald, True Crime Detective Magazines es una mirada informativa y entretenida a uno de los sectores editoriales más extraños de todos los tiempos. "Mis amigos querían ser bomberos, granjeros o policías, algo como eso. Yo no. ¡Yo sólo quería robarle el dinero a la gente!" - JOHN DILLINGER. 25 x 28 x 4. Seller Inventory # IB8747FK
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