The 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>