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Paperback. Argues that the history of televising philosophy is crucial to understanding the struggle over French national identity in the postwar period. This work insists that we jettison presumptions about the anti-intellectual nature of the visual field and engages critical questions about the survival of national cultures in a globalizing world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APT; HBTB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226509914
- ISBN
- 9780226509914
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.25
€ 40.99
€ 31.25
Paperback. Lary May offers a reexamination of the connections between national politics and Hollywood movies, and an interpretation of American culture from the New Deal through the Cold War. Num Pages: 364 pages, 69 halftones, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; APFA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226511634
- ISBN
- 9780226511634
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.80
€ 43.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. Ranging from the novels of James Fenimore Cooper to Louis L'Amour, and from such classic films as "Stagecoach" to spaghetti Westerns like "A Fistful of Dollars", this book shows how Westerns helped assuage a series of crises in American culture. Num Pages: 348 pages, 30 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532356
- ISBN
- 9780226532356
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.19
€ 35.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. A study of Hollywood gangster films. This book examines their controversial content and how it was subjected to continual moral and political censure. Combining film analysis with archival material, the study shows how the industry circumvented censure. Num Pages: 276 pages, 14 halftones, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226550336
- ISBN
- 9780226550336
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.22
€ 35.99
€ 28.22
Paperback. The dark shadows and offscreen space that force us to imagine violence we cannot see. The real slaughter of animals spliced with the fictional killing of men. The missing countershot from the murder victim's point of view. This book argues that such images, or absent images, distill how the murder scene challenges and changes film. Num Pages: 384 pages, 187 halftones. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226617954
- ISBN
- 9780226617954
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. For film critic Rosenbaum, there is no high or low cinema, only more interesting or less interesting films. This book gathers together over fifty examples of Rosenbaum's criticism from the past four decades, each of which demonstrates his passion for the way we view movies, as well as how we write about them. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226726656
- ISBN
- 9780226726656
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.62
€ 32.99
€ 25.62
Paperback. This text explores the relationship between film and anthropology. It analyzes key filmmakers, the idea of research film, Eric Michaels and indigenous media, the ethics of representation, ethnography and anthropological knowledge. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730998
- ISBN
- 9780226730998
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. The cyborg is the hero of an increasingly popular genre of American film. Drawing from representative films such as "Jaws", "The Deer Hunter" and "The Manchurian Candidate" the authors track the narrative's thread from the hunter to his technological nemesis. Series: New Practices of Inquiry S. Num Pages: 274 pages, 30 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731674
- ISBN
- 9780226731674
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
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€ 29.15
Paperback. Explores the affinity between the French and American film industries, breaking down myths of American imperialism and French cultural protectionism. This book illuminates the vital role that cinema has played in the globalization of culture. It also probes the profitable influences that Hollywood and Paris exerted on each other. Num Pages: 272 pages, 62 colour plates, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226742434
- ISBN
- 9780226742434
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.94
€ 41.99
€ 31.94
Hardback. Uncovers the story of how modernism and network television converged and intertwined in their mutual ascent during the decades of the cold war. This title shows how TV was instrumental in introducing the public to the different trends in art and design. Num Pages: 384 pages, 52 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226769684
- ISBN
- 9780226769684
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Discusses the photogram not only as the undertext of screen images but also in its unexpected links to the early modernist writings of James, Conrad, Forster, Joyce and others. It pursues the suppressed photogram as it ripples the narrative surface of several dozen films from Chaplin to Coppola. Num Pages: 398 pages, 344 halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 940.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226774121
- ISBN
- 9780226774121
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.29
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Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 23 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; APF; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775487
- ISBN
- 9780226775487
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
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Hardback. Examines a wide range of controversies over films, books, paintings, sculptures, clothing, music, and television in dozens of cities across the country to find out what turns personal offense into public protest. This title discovers is that these protests are always deeply rooted in local concerns. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; AP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226792866
- ISBN
- 9780226792866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.57€ 92.29
€ 112.57
€ 92.29
Paperback. Examines a wide range of controversies over films, books, paintings, sculptures, clothing, music, and television in dozens of cities across the country to find out what turns personal offense into public protest. This title discovers is that these protests are always deeply rooted in local concerns. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; AP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226792873
- ISBN
- 9780226792873
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. This text chronicles a great lost period in cinema history, that of pre-Revolutionary Russia. In contrast to standard film histories, this book focuses on reflected images: it features the historical filmgoer and early writings on film, as well as examining the physical elements of performance. Editor(s): Taylor, Richard. Translator(s): Bodger, Alan. Num Pages: 292 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226814261
- ISBN
- 9780226814261
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Hardcover. Today, the moving image is ubiquitous in global contemporary art. This book tells the story of the postwar expanded cinema. It travels back to the 1950s and 1960s when the rise of television caused movie theaters to lose their monopoly over the moving image, leading cinema to be installed directly alongside other forms of modern art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; AFKV; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 70 x 100 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226842981
- ISBN
- 9780226842981
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Condition: New
€ 98.50€ 81.04
€ 98.50
€ 81.04
Paperback. For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a theater of the mind. This book examines that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its historical context. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; DSG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226853512
- ISBN
- 9780226853512
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.90
€ 41.99
€ 31.90
Paperback. Examines developments in black cinema - the ascendancy of Spike Lee and the proliferation of "ghettocentric films". The work examines a distinct contradiction in American society: black youth have become targets of a racial backlash but their popular cultures have become commercially viable. Num Pages: 329 pages, 1 line drawing, 9 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226874890
- ISBN
- 9780226874890
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.51
€ 30.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Illustrates the cultural significance of film and its power as a vehicle for social change. This book reveals the intricacies of the cultural movement and explores its connections to other art forms such as photography, drama, and literature. It looks at the cultural history of Chinese through the lens of this seminal moment in Shanghai cinema. Series: Cinema and Modernity. Num Pages: 456 pages, 95 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 285 x 31. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226982380
- ISBN
- 9780226982380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.29
€ 51.99
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Hardback. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 165. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231061346
- ISBN
- 9780231061346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.50€ 99.33
€ 132.50
€ 99.33