Films, cinema
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Films, cinema
Hardcover. A comprehensive study of cannibalism in literature and film, spanning colonial fiction, Gothic texts and contemporary American horror. Amidst the sharp teeth and horrific appetite of the cannibal, this book examines real fears of over-consumerism and consumption that trouble an ever-growing modern world. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360518
- ISBN
- 9780230360518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Is there more to 1970s British cinema than sex, horror and James Bond? This lively account argues that this is definitely the case and explores the cultural landscape of this much maligned decade to uncover hidden gems and to explode many of the well-established myths about 1970s British film and cinema. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360952
- ISBN
- 9780230360952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. From neorealism's resolve to Berlusconian revisionist melodramas, this book examines cinema's role in constructing memories of Fascist Italy. Italian cinema has both reflected and shaped popular perceptions of Fascism, reinforcing or challenging stereotypes, remembering selectively and silently forgetting the most shameful pages of Italy's history. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230363328
- ISBN
- 9780230363328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. In examining the enduring appeal that rags-to-riches stories exert on our collective imagination, this book highlights the central role that films have played in the ongoing cultural discourse about success and work in America. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230363366
- ISBN
- 9780230363366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Paperback. Exploring representations of gender, sexuality and ethnicity in Hindi films, Banaji examines the socio-political contexts and how young audiences in India and the UK construct them. In-depth interviews, observations and photographs provide insights into spectatorship and comparison with theories about Hindi film and popular culture. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; JFCA; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230363458
- ISBN
- 9780230363458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. In this innovative book, Sarah Cooper revisits the history of film theory in order to bring to the fore the neglected concept of the soul and to trace its changing fortunes. The Soul of Film Theory charts the legacy of this multi-faceted, contested term, from the classical to the contemporary era. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230365131
- ISBN
- 9780230365131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. Mediating Memory in the Museum is a contribution to an emerging field of research that is situated at the interface between memory studies and museum studies. It highlights the role of museums in the proliferation of the so-called memory boom as well as the influence of memory discourses on international trends in museum cultures. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; GM; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368866
- ISBN
- 9780230368866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.22
€ 161.22
Hardcover. Vampires are back - and this time they want to be us, not drain us. This collection considers the recent phenomena of Twilight and True Blood, as well as authors such as Kim Newman and Matt Haig, films such as The Breed and Interview with the Vampire, and television programmes such as Being Human and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230370135
- ISBN
- 9780230370135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This exploration of fashion in American silent film offers fresh perspectives on the era preceding the studio system, and the evolution of Hollywood's distinctive brand of glamour. By the 1910s, the moving image was an integral part of everyday life and communicated fascinating, but as yet un-investigated, ideas and ideals about fashionable dress. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFN; APFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230389489
- ISBN
- 9780230389489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.02
€ 150.02
Paperback. In this new paperback edition Mark Burnett investigates the explosion of Shakespeare films during the 1990s and beyond. Linking fluctuating 'Shakespeares' with the growth of a global marketplace, the dissolution of national borders and technological advances, Mark Burnett produces a fresh awareness of our contemporary cultural moment. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230391451
- ISBN
- 9780230391451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Examining a range of fantasy films released in the past decade, Pheasant-Kelly looks at why these films are meaningful to current audiences. The imagery and themes reflecting 9/11, millennial anxieties, and environmental disasters have furthered fantasy's rise to dominance as they allow viewers to work through traumatic memories of these issues. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230392120
- ISBN
- 9780230392120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. In the first book-length study of this topic, D.W. McKiernan examines the way mainstream commercial cinema represents society's complex relationship with the idea and practice of community in the context of rapidly changing social conditions. Films examined include Ae Fond Kiss, The Idiots and Monsoon Wedding. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517615
- ISBN
- 9780230517615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. A longstanding misconception surrounding the term French noir suggests that the post-war French thriller and film noir were a development of, or response to, a pre-existing American tradition. This book challenges this misconception, examining the complexity of this trans-Atlantic exchange and refocusing debate to include a Franco-French lineage. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230536906
- ISBN
- 9780230536906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. What can film tell us about enjoyment and sexual difference? Can cinematic fiction be more Real than reality? Fabio Vighi looks at Jacques Lacan's theory of sexuality alongside some of the best-known works of European cinema, including films by Fellini, Truffaut, Antonioni and Bergman. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; APFA; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 279 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230549258
- ISBN
- 9780230549258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. This timely book provides new insights into debates around the relationship between women and film by drawing on the work of philosopher Luce Irigaray. Arguing that female-directed cinema provides new ways to explore ideas of representation and spectatorship, it also examines the importance of contexts of production, direction and reception. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230553484
- ISBN
- 9780230553484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. Offers an analysis of fundamental shifts in German cultural memory. This study challenges the institutional boundaries of Germany's memory culture that have guided and arguably limited German identity debates by focusing on the resurgence of family stories in fiction, autobiography and in film. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFA; DNF; JFC; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554054
- ISBN
- 9780230554054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardcover. A ground-breaking study of the roles played by foreign languages in film and television and their relationship to translation. The book covers areas such as subtitling and the homogenising use of English, and asks what are the devices used to represent foreign languages on screen? Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573918
- ISBN
- 9780230573918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardcover. This book is a timely reassessment of Byron's legacy, focusing on the ever-present figure of the Byronic hero in the fiction of Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, and George Eliot, together with screen versions of their novels. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; APT; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230574397
- ISBN
- 9780230574397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. This book offers an up-to-date approach to the question of representing history through film, exploring how films represent crucial events in twentieth-century European history. This includes the Second World War, Armenian Genocide, anti-Semitic attacks in Poland, European terrorism of the 1970s, and the end of communism. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579545
- ISBN
- 9780230579545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Hardcover. Lisa Hopkins analyzes eight film adaptations which have taken either Shakespeare or Jane Austen - icons of Englishness - out of their original geographical or cultural context and transposed them to a new location, allowing for a powerful interrogation both of what these texts mean in the modern world, and of Englishness itself. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; DSBF; DSGS; DSK; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579552
- ISBN
- 9780230579552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53