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Donovan Barna William <1970-> |
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Blood, guns, and testosterone [[electronic resource] ] : action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence / / Barna William Donovan |
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Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-48042-1 |
9786612480423 |
0-8108-7263-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Action and adventure films - History and criticism |
Masculinity in motion pictures |
Violence in motion pictures |
Electronic books. |
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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 index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Violence and Much More; Part I. THE CONTROVERSIES, THE CRISIS, AND THE FILMS; Chapter 01. The History of a Modern Crisis; Chapter 02. The Audience Matters; Chapter 03. The Modern American Action Film; Part II. THE AUDIENCE; Chapter 04. The Need for Speed: The Appeal of Fast-Paced Storytelling; Chapter 05. Mirror Image: Finding a Personal, Social, and Moral Identity in the Action Film; Chapter 06. Man Talk: Managing the Modern Male Identity (Crisis) in the Genre; Chapter 07. The Opposition: Men with a Challenge-Managing a Well-Deserved "Crisis" |
Chapter 08. What Women Want: Women Talk about Modern Masculinity in the Action FilmChapter 09. Bloody Fun: The Appeal of Watching Violence; Chapter 10. Conclusion: I'll Be Back? The Future of Action and Masculinity in Popular Culture; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Blood, Guns, and Testosterone: Action Films, Audiences, and a Thirst for Violence is a study of the modern action film as a symbolic art of masculinity and a study of this genre's fans who discuss the functions film violence fulfills in their lives. Far from causing real life violence, the book demonstrates that entertainment violence has important social, |
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