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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786002803321

Autore

Mitman Gregg

Titolo

Reel nature [[electronic resource] ] : America's romance with wildlife on film / / Gregg Mitman ; [foreword by William Cronon and a new afterword by the author]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Seattle, : University of Washington Press, 2009

ISBN

0-295-80372-X

Edizione

[Weyerhaeuser environmental classic ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Collana

Weyerhaeuser environmental classics

Disciplina

791.43/662

Soggetti

Nature films - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1999.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-268) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Foreword: Nature Screened by William Cronon""; ""Prologue""; ""1. Hunting with the Camera""; ""2. Science versus Showmanship on the Silent Screen""; ""3. Zooming In on Animals' Private Lives""; ""4. Wildlife Conservation through a Wide-Angle Lens""; ""5. Disney's True-Life Adventures""; ""6. Domesticating Nature on the Television Set""; ""7. A Ringside Seat in the Making of a Pet Star""; ""8. Global Visions, Tourist Dreams""; ""Epilogue""; ""Afterword: The New Green Wave""; ""Notes""; ""Credits""; ""Index""