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Hardback. Cinema, Cross-Cultural Collaboration, and Criticism provides a platform for a new politics of criticism, a collaborative ethos for a different kind of relationship to cross-cultural cinema that invites further conversations between filmmakers and audiences, indigenous and others. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: APF; APFA; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137411563
ISBN
9781137411563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.69

Paperback. Offers a thought-provoking depiction of Hollywood film as a contested terrain between conservative and liberal forces Films and documentaries discussed include: Black Hawk Down, The Dark Knight, Star Wars, Syriana, WALL-E, Fahrenheit 9/11 and other Michael Moore documentaries, and many more. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405198240
ISBN
9781405198240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 43.95

Hardback. A few days after 9/11, US Vice-President Dick Cheney invoked the need for the USA to work 'the dark side' in its global 'War on Terror'. Covering a diverse spectrum of 21st century cinema, this books deals with documentary or fictional representations of atrocity such as state-sanctioned torture, genocide, enforced disappearance, and apartheid. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPQ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748642632
ISBN
9780748642632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.56
€ 101.56

Paperback. Explores how contemporary cinema treats state-sponsored atrocity, evoking multiple landscapes of state terror. Investigating the ethical potential of cinematic atrocity images, this book argues that while films help to create and confirm normative perceptions about atrocities, they can also disrupt those perceptions and build alternatives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; APFA; JFCA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474400428
ISBN
9781474400428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. This text provides a chronicle of contemporary independent American films from the late 1970s up to 1999. It documents the socio-economic, political and artistic forces that led to the rise of independent films and looks at the tension between Hollywood and indie films. Num Pages: 601 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
601
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814751244
ISBN
9780814751244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Hardback. This text attempts to go deeper than the imagery and address some of the general concerns of the cross-cultural representation and self-representation of the Balkans in the media. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, notes, filmography, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVW; APF; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851708485
ISBN
9780851708485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.40
€ 104.73

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813571355
ISBN
9780813571355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.62

Paperback. In this innovative study, Stephen Groening explores in-flight cinema as the convergence of two essentially modern, globalising technologies - aviation and entertainment. Identifying parallels in their social functions and surrounding discourses, this book opens up new directions in the history of cinema, travel and cultural geography. Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844576272
ISBN
9781844576272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.66

Hardback. In this groundbreaking exploration of in-flight cinema, Stephen Groening traces the history of this transnational cinematic practice. At once a history of exhibition and an inquiry into changing forms of media and spectatorship, this interdisciplinary book opens up new directions in the history of cinema, visuality, travel and cultural geography. Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844576289
ISBN
9781844576289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.48
€ 99.65

Paperback. The legends of King Arthur have not only endured for centuries, but also flourished in constant retellings and new stories built around the central themes of the legends. This title presents 20 essays on the topic of the recurring presence of the legend of King Arthur in film and television from 1904 to 2001. Editor(s): Harty, Kevin J. Num Pages: 317 pages, photos, notes, filmography, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; APT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786446834
ISBN
9780786446834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.14

Paperback. This is the first publication to bring together comparative research on the international expansion of Third Reich cinema. This volume investigates various attempts to infiltrate - economically, politically and culturally - the film industries of 20 countries and regions either occupied by, friendly with or neutral towards Nazi Germany. Editor(s): Winkel, Roel Vande; Welch, David. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; JPFQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230238572
ISBN
9780230238572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.52

Paperback. Casting aside the traditional conception of film as an outgrowth of photography, theatre, and the novel, the essays in this volume reasses the relationship between the emergence of film and the broader culture of modernity. Editor(s): Charney, Leo; Schwartz, Vanessa R. Num Pages: 409 pages, 50 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586. 409 pages, 50 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Charney, Leo; Schwartz, Vanessa R. Casting aside the traditional conception of film as an outgrowth of photography, theatre, and the novel, the essays in this volume reasses the relationship between the emergence of film and the broader culture of modernity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JHM. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 24. Weight: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
409
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201125
ISBN
9780520201125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.54

Paperback. * Integrates urban sociology and film studies literature to show what can be learnt about cities from film. * Provides an innovative and instructive contribution to urban studies. * Includes a wide range of case studies from around the world. . Editor(s): Shiel, Mark; Fitzmaurice, Tony. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631222446
ISBN
9780631222446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.35

Hardcover. Through the analysis of examples that range from cutting-edge Hollywood blockbusters to viral films on the internet, and from Victorian cinema to the present, the contributors to this volume discuss the ways in which thinking about technology is crucial to understanding cinema's forms, significance and impact upon audiences. Editor(s): Bennett, Bruce; Furstenau, Marc; Mackenzie, Adrian. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230524774
ISBN
9780230524774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.30

Paperback. Traces the history of film production in Northern Ireland from the beginnings of a local film industry in the 1920s and 1930s, when the first Northern Irish 'quota quickies' were made, through the propaganda films of the 1940s and 1950s and on to the cinema of the 'Troubles'. Num Pages: 269 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFD; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
269
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844571345
ISBN
9781844571345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.72

Paperback. Cinema and Nation considers the ways in which film production and reception are shaped by ideas of national belonging and examines the implications of globalisation for the concept of national cinema. Editor(s): Hjort, Mette; Mackenzie, Scott; Mackenzie, Scott. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFS; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415208635
ISBN
9780415208635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.04

Paperback. 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: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD; JHB; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349355235
ISBN
9781349355235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.67

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

€ 62.39

Paperback. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349288236
ISBN
9781349288236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Feld, Steven. Series: Visible Evidence. Num Pages: 456 pages, 37 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: APF; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816641048
ISBN
9780816641048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.14

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