LEADER 02468nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910782665303321 005 20230721004636.0 010 $a1-282-49386-8 010 $a9786612493867 010 $a0-7391-3214-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000706233 035 $a(EBL)467533 035 $a(OCoLC)301351898 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000172787 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12039365 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000172787 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10162358 035 $a(PQKB)10033737 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC467533 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL467533 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10353599 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL249386 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000706233 100 $a20080829d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHome/land/security$b[electronic resource] $ewhat we learn about Arab communities from action-adventure films /$fKarin Gwinn Wilkins 210 $aLanham, MD $cLexington Books$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (112 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-2785-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 93-99) and index. 327 $aHome/Land/Security; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 01: Introduction; Chapter 02: Fearing the "Other" in the Name of Security; Chapter 03: Mapping Land and Fear in Global Space; Chapter 04: Conquering Evil in Defense of Home; Chapter 05: Re-visioning Arab Communities in U.S. Popular Culture; Notes; References; Index 330 $aKarin Gwinn Wilkins interviews focus groups composed of a diverse cross-section of Americans and analyzes their interpretations of action-adventure film villains of Middle Eastern descent. Wilkins addresses the neglected empirical link between documented media stereotypes of Arab communities and the lived consequences of these portrayals, both in terms of discriminatory practices and generalizations. 606 $aArabs in motion pictures 606 $aAction and adventure films$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aArabs in motion pictures. 615 0$aAction and adventure films$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a791.43/652927 700 $aWilkins$b Karin Gwinn$f1962-$01561736 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782665303321 996 $aHome$93828736 997 $aUNINA