Routledge Handbook of Crime Fiction and Ecology

<p><i>The Routledge Handbook of Crime Fiction and Ecology </i>is the first comprehensive examination of crime fiction and ecocriticism. Across 33 innovative chapters from leading international scholars this <em>Handbook </em>considers an emergent field of contemporary crime narratives that are actively responding to a diverse assemblage of global environmental concerns whilst also opening up ‘classic’ crime fictions and writers to new ecocritical perspectives. Rigorously engaged with cutting-edge critical trends it places the familiar staples of crime fiction scholarship – from thematic to formal approaches – in conversation with a number of urgent ecological theories and ideas covering subjects such as environmental security environmental justice slow violence ecofeminism and animal studies. <i>The Routledge Handbook of Crime Fiction and Ecology </i>is an essential introduction to this new and dynamic research field for both students and scholars alike.</p>