Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes

Rosie White

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2007
Materia
Sociedad y ciencias sociales
ISBN:
9780415370776

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The female spy has long exerted a strong grip on the popular imagination. This study proposes that the figure of the female spy constitutes a nexus of contradictory ideas about femininity, power, and sexuality in British and American culture.

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