Wire - A Cultural History

An engaging and timely account of the groundbreaking show The Wire, this book examines the show's realism, representations of race, multifaceted characters, how it changed international perceptions of American policing, and how it continues to inform 21st century drug policy.

About the author

Ben Lamb is the world's leading expert on British television police series. He has contributed to knowledge in the fields of popular criminology and also applied criminological, sociological, and cultural theory to international crime drama both for academic study and for a general readership. Lamb is a corresponding editor for Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies and peer review manuscripts for Routledge, McFarlane, and Liverpool University Press. He is the author of You're Nicked: Investigating British Television Police Series.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Lamb
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.02.2025
• EAN: 9781538181201
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-8120-1
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: The Cultural History of Television
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Genres / Drama, Television: styles and genres, History of Performing Arts, Television Soap Operas, Film, television, radio genres: Drama