Films of the New French Extremity: Visceral Horror and National Identity, Paperback - Alexandra West

Reducere. The films of the New French Extremity have been reviled by critics but adored by fans and filmmakers. Known for graphically brutal depictions of se...

A leading historian explores the myths that define Spain's view of its own past This book, the latest contribution by eminent historian Henry Kamen...

This book shines a light on Raymond Aron and his work on war and peace, ideological critique, the philosophy of history, international relations an...

Reducere. Many critics and fans refer to the 1990s as the decade that horror forgot, with few notable entries in the genre. Yet horror went mainstream in the...

Reducere. Wonder Woman 1984 is set to hit theaters in fall 2020, from Warner Bros. Pictures, and will see the return of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Chris P...

Reducere. Wonder Woman 1984 is set to hit theaters in fall 2020, from Warner Bros. Pictures, and will see the return of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Chris P...

Reducere. Celebrate Easter with the Care Bears in this 8x8 book with stickers based on an episode of the animated Care Bears: Unlock the Magic series. When t...

Reducere. Spider-Man chases villains throughout the city, with the help of his Super Hero friends, in ThwipYou're It , a pre-K leveled reader featuring pictu...

Argentine Cinema and National Identity covers the development of Argentine cinema since the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, concentrating on the histo...

This ground-breaking study provides an authoritative account of the career of this iconic star. It illuminates his early work, his role as James Bo...

Often considered the lowest depth to which cinema can plummet, the rape-revenge film is broadly dismissed as fundamentally exploitative and sensati...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Presenting a unique blend of historical and contemporary research from a range of interdisciplinary and theoretical analysis, this book examines th...

This book is the first study of how the BBC, through radio, tried to represent what it meant to be British. The book combines an examination of the...

Mass Media, Consumerism and National Identity in Postwar Japan addresses Japan's evolving nationalism and national identity in relation to its newl...

A powerful examination of ideas and images of home in Britain during a period of national decline and loss of imperial power. Its focus on the comp...

Following the transformations and conflicts of the first half of the twentieth century, Austria's emergence as an independent democracy heralded a ...

Reducere. *Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe Balkan area has historically been one of the world's most combustible regions. Ho...

Drawing on the intriguing interdisciplinary research on war commemoration, the book shows that war pervades the pages of the Bible because its auth...

Literature has always played a central role in creating and disseminating culturally specific notions of citizenship, nationhood, and belonging. In...

DescriptionIn 1797 the bloodiest mutiny ever suffered by the Royal Navy took place on the British frigate HMS Hermione off the coast of Puerto Rico...

Reducere. How it happened that technological prowess and national glory (or "radiance, " which also means "radiation" in French) became synonymous in France ...

This book presents the remarkable constitutional reforms undertaken by the Blair and Brown governments in the UK. The reforms are remarkable in tha...

Reducere. DescriptionJohn Kenneth Muir is back This time, the author of the acclaimed Horror Films of the 1970s turns his attention to 300 films from the 198...

Reducere. DescriptionA biography of James Monroe who became the fifth president of the United States in 1816. Ammon recreates his remarkable career, through ...

Reducere. Robert V. Camuto's interest in wine turned into a passion when he moved to France and began digging into local soils and cellars. Corkscrewed recou...

This book illuminates the history of popular dance, one of the most influential and widespread leisure practices in early twentieth-century Britain...

Reducere. DescriptionWith Universal's release of Dracula on Valentine's Day 1931, the horror film as we know it was born. The following decade saw first a ho...

The critically acclaimed author of Patriots offers profound insight into Vietnam's place in America's self-image How did the Vietnam War change the...

Grace C. Huang reconsiders Chiang Kai-shek's leadership and legacy in an intriguing new portrait of this twentieth-century leader. Comparing his re...

Grace C. Huang reconsiders Chiang Kai-shek's leadership and legacy in an intriguing new portrait of this twentieth-century leader. Comparing his re...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the late 1800s, a scientist working for Thomas Alva Edison invented an easy-to-use motion picture camera. Soon, people all over the w...

Reducere. Artists and filmmakers in the early twentieth century reshaped our vision of the American West. In particular, the Taos Society of Artists and the ...

Reducere. Chronology of Classic Horror Films: the 1930s is an affectionate, thoughtful, and sometimes provocative re-examination of virtually every American ...

Reducere. In this book Carlos Clarens, author of Crime Movies (also available from Da Capo/Perseus), George Cukor, and many articles in film magazines, bring...

A series of poems penned using the author's own blood as ink in protest of the blood donor ban on men who have sex with men.Illustrations: b&w illus

Reducere. Paulette Ramsay's study analyses cultural and literary material produced by Afro-Mexicans on the Costa Chica de Guerrero y Oaxaca, Mexico, to under...

Reducere. Set in mid-19th-century France, the novel tells the love story between Marguerite Gautier, a demimondaine or courtesan and Armand Duval, a young bo...

Reducere. DescriptionThe most comprehensive, all-inclusive look at the history and evolution of shot on video horror films. In 1982, "Boardinghouse" became t...

DescriptionIn 1913, unmarried and alone at the age of thirty, Clara left Minnesota and headed to Montana to file a homestead claim on free land. Un...

Reducere. People love movies. People love lists. So The A-List is a natural. While there are plenty of encyclopedic lists of films, this compulsively readabl...