1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456623503321

Autore

Girelli Elisabetta

Titolo

Beauty and the beast [[electronic resource] ] : Italianness in British cinema / / Elisabetta Girelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol ; ; Chicago, IL, : Intellect, 2009

ISBN

1-282-45565-6

9786612455650

1-84150-303-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Disciplina

791.4365845

808.823

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Great Britain - History

Italians in motion pictures

Italians - Foreign public opinion, British

Electronic books.

Italy In motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and filmography.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Abstract; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: History and Representation of Italian Immigrants in Britain; Chapter 2: Italianness in 1940's British Cinema; Chapter 3: Italianness and Masculinity in 1950's British Cinema; Chapter 4: The New Italian Glamour: Italian Film Stars in British Cinema from the Early 1950's to the Mid-1960's; Chapter 5: Italianness, British Cinema, and Thatcherism; Conclusion; Filmography; Works Cited; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Recent years have seen an increased interest in issues of national identity and representation, and cinema is a major medium where strands and layers of representational systems come together in cross-cultural dialogues. Beauty and the Beast provides an account of the specific development of depictions of Italy and the Italians in British cinema. Girelli draws upon cultural and social history to assess the ongoing function of "Italianness" in British film, and its crucial role in defining and challenging British national identity. Drawing on British



literary and filmic tradition to analyse the

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910698728803321

Autore

Wise David J

Titolo

Transportation research [[electronic resource] ] : the Department of Transportation has made progress in coordinating and reviewing its research activities : testimony before the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives / / statement of David J. Wise

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2009]

Descrizione fisica

8 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Testimony ; ; GAO-09-361T

Soggetti

Transportation - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 30, 2009).

"For release on ... February 12, 2009."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

GAO's testimony focuses on (1) the importance of coordinating and evaluating RD&T activities and (2) RITA's progress in implementing GAO's 2006 recommendations.