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UNINA9910456623503321 |
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Autore |
Girelli Elisabetta |
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Titolo |
Beauty and the beast [[electronic resource] ] : Italianness in British cinema / / Elisabetta Girelli |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Bristol ; ; Chicago, IL, : Intellect, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-45565-6 |
9786612455650 |
1-84150-303-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (186 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Motion pictures - Great Britain - History |
Italians in motion pictures |
Italians - Foreign public opinion, British |
Electronic books. |
Italy In motion pictures |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and filmography. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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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 |
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literary and filmic tradition to analyse the |
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UNINA9910698728803321 |
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Autore |
Wise David J |
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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 |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2009] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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8 pages : digital, PDF file |
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Collana |
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Testimony ; ; GAO-09-361T |
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Soggetti |
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Transportation - Research - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 30, 2009). |
"For release on ... February 12, 2009." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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