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Action figures [[electronic resource] ] : men, action films, and contemporary adventure narratives / / by Mark Gallagher



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Autore: Gallagher Mark <1968-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Action figures [[electronic resource] ] : men, action films, and contemporary adventure narratives / / by Mark Gallagher Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y., : Palgrave Macmillan, c2006
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
Disciplina: 791.43/655
Soggetto topico: Action and adventure films - United States - History and criticism
Men in motion pictures
Masculinity in motion pictures
Heroes in motion pictures
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-226) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction : popular representations of active masculinity since the late 1960s -- 1. Armchair thrills and the new adventurer -- 2. "I married Rambo" : action, spectacle, and melodrama -- 3. Omega men : late 1960s and early 1970s action heroes -- 4. Airport fiction : the men of mass-market literature -- 5. Restaging heroic masculinity : Jackie Chan and the Hong Kong action film -- Conclusion : the future of active masculinity.
Sommario/riassunto: What accounts for the massive global popularity of action films and adventure literature? How do men and women respond to iconic screen stars such as Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve McQueen, and Charlton Heston? Action genres have been Hollywood's most profitable global exports for most of its history, their male heroes the subject of much fascination and derision. Bestselling literary thrillers, from The Hunt for Red October to Into Thin Air , have also contributed markedly to popular understandings of male activity. Action Figures takes stock of action narratives' many appeals and recognizes how contemporary crises of gender identity manifest themselves in popular commercial texts.
Titolo autorizzato: Action figures  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-36360-X
9786611363604
1-4039-7723-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784158703321
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