Chapter Two. Revival: Situating Noir

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Theses on the Concept of the Contemporary 1
5. Chapter One. Decade: Period Pieces 24
6. Chapter Two. Revival: Situating Noir 57
7. Chapter Three. Waiting: Mysterious Circumstances 93
8. Chapter Four. Weather: Western Climes 124
9. Chapter Five. Survival: Work and Plague 161
10. Conclusion: How to Historicize the Present 195
11. Notes 199
12. Bibliography 227
13. Index 241