Katy Shaw is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literature and Director of C21: Centre for Twenty-First Century Writings at the University of Brighton, UK. Her previous publications include David Peace: Texts and Contexts and Funny Women: Gender and Comedy in the 21st Century.

• Introduction: The Politics of 21st Century Genre Fiction \ 1. Financial Times \ 2. The Death of the City \ 3. City Boys \ 4. Recessionistas \ Glossary of Key Terms \ Further Reading and Online Resources \ Index.

Katy Shaw is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literature and Director of C21: Centre for Twenty-First Century Writings at the University of Brighton, UK. Her previous publications include David Peace: Texts and Contexts and Funny Women: Gender and Comedy in the 21st Century.

• Introduction: The Politics of 21st Century Genre Fiction \ 1. Financial Times \ 2. The Death of the City \ 3. City Boys \ 4. Recessionistas \ Glossary of Key Terms \ Further Reading and Online Resources \ Index.

Katy Shaw is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literature and Director of C21: Centre for Twenty-First Century Writings at the University of Brighton, UK. Her previous publications include David Peace: Texts and Contexts and Funny Women: Gender and Comedy in the 21st Century.

• Introduction: The Politics of 21st Century Genre Fiction \ 1. Financial Times \ 2. The Death of the City \ 3. City Boys \ 4. Recessionistas \ Glossary of Key Terms \ Further Reading and Online Resources \ Index.