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Action and adventure cinema / / edited by Yvonne Tasker
| Action and adventure cinema / / edited by Yvonne Tasker |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (431 p.) |
| Disciplina | 791.43/655 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TaskerYvonne <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico | Action and adventure films - History and criticism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-134-56494-5
0-203-68588-1 1-280-10275-6 0-203-64515-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION : ACTION AND ADVENTURE CINEMA; History, criticism and style; 'TRAUMA THRILLS': NOTES ON EARLY ACTION CINEMA; THE 'CULTURE WAR' OF SENSATIONAL MELODRAMA, 1910-14; 'CHILD OF COMM ERCE! BASTARD OF ART!':EARLY FILM MELODRAMA; ACTION-ADVENTURE AS HOLLYWOOD GENRE; DWIGHT MACDONALD AND THE HISTORICAL EPIC; Theorising action aesthetics; 'GET READY FOR RUSH HOUR': THE CHRONOTOPE IN ACTION; THE COLLAPSE OF REALITY AND ILLUSION IN THE MATRIX; GUNS AND GAS: INVESTIGATING THE 1970S CAR CHASE FILM
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN'S 'SPECIAL AFFECT'Gender, stars, bodies; READY FOR ACTION: G.I.JANE, DEMI MOORE'S BODY AND THE FEMALE COMBAT MOVIE; MS MACHA: THE NEW LATINA ACTION HERO; BEAUTY IN MOTION: GENDER, SPECTACLE AND ACTION BABE CINEMA; BREAKDOWN: WHITE MASCULINITY, CLASS, AND US ACTION-ADVENTU RE FILMS; MAXIMUS MELODRAMATICUS: MASCULINITY, MASOCHISM AND WHITE MALE PARANOIA IN CONTEMPORARY HOLLYWOOD CINEMA; THE FAMILY IN ACTION; Nation, ethnicity and stardom; THE HONG KONG/HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION: STARDOM AND SPECTACLE IN TRANSNATIONAL ACTION C I NEMA; EUROPEANS IN ACTION! GREEK WAR FILM AS MELODRAMA: WOMEN, FEMALE STARS, AND THE NATION AS VICTIMSPAGHETTI WESTERN, GENRE CRITICISM AND NATIONAL CINEMA: RE-DEFINING THE FRAME OF REFERENCE; Action, authorship and industry; GENRE AND VIOLENCE IN THE WORK OF KUROSAWA AND PECKINPAH; THE DIRTY DOZEN: THE CONTRADICTORY NATURE OF SCREEN VIOLENCE; 'IT'S AIMED AT KIDS--THE KID IN EVERYBODY': GEORGE LUCAS, STAR WARS AND CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT; MAN'S FAVOURITE SPORT?: THE ACTION FILM S OF KATHRYN BIGELOW; 'THEY CALL ME ""ACTION WOMAN""': THE MARKETING OF MIMI LEDER AS A NEW CONCEPT IN THE HIGH CONCEPT 'ACTION' FILM; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457620703321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Action and adventure cinema / / edited by Yvonne Tasker
| Action and adventure cinema / / edited by Yvonne Tasker |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (431 p.) |
| Disciplina | 791.43/655 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TaskerYvonne <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico | Action and adventure films - History and criticism |
| ISBN |
1-134-56493-7
1-134-56494-5 0-203-68588-1 1-280-10275-6 0-203-64515-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION : ACTION AND ADVENTURE CINEMA; History, criticism and style; 'TRAUMA THRILLS': NOTES ON EARLY ACTION CINEMA; THE 'CULTURE WAR' OF SENSATIONAL MELODRAMA, 1910-14; 'CHILD OF COMM ERCE! BASTARD OF ART!':EARLY FILM MELODRAMA; ACTION-ADVENTURE AS HOLLYWOOD GENRE; DWIGHT MACDONALD AND THE HISTORICAL EPIC; Theorising action aesthetics; 'GET READY FOR RUSH HOUR': THE CHRONOTOPE IN ACTION; THE COLLAPSE OF REALITY AND ILLUSION IN THE MATRIX; GUNS AND GAS: INVESTIGATING THE 1970S CAR CHASE FILM
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN'S 'SPECIAL AFFECT'Gender, stars, bodies; READY FOR ACTION: G.I.JANE, DEMI MOORE'S BODY AND THE FEMALE COMBAT MOVIE; MS MACHA: THE NEW LATINA ACTION HERO; BEAUTY IN MOTION: GENDER, SPECTACLE AND ACTION BABE CINEMA; BREAKDOWN: WHITE MASCULINITY, CLASS, AND US ACTION-ADVENTU RE FILMS; MAXIMUS MELODRAMATICUS: MASCULINITY, MASOCHISM AND WHITE MALE PARANOIA IN CONTEMPORARY HOLLYWOOD CINEMA; THE FAMILY IN ACTION; Nation, ethnicity and stardom; THE HONG KONG/HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION: STARDOM AND SPECTACLE IN TRANSNATIONAL ACTION C I NEMA; EUROPEANS IN ACTION! GREEK WAR FILM AS MELODRAMA: WOMEN, FEMALE STARS, AND THE NATION AS VICTIMSPAGHETTI WESTERN, GENRE CRITICISM AND NATIONAL CINEMA: RE-DEFINING THE FRAME OF REFERENCE; Action, authorship and industry; GENRE AND VIOLENCE IN THE WORK OF KUROSAWA AND PECKINPAH; THE DIRTY DOZEN: THE CONTRADICTORY NATURE OF SCREEN VIOLENCE; 'IT'S AIMED AT KIDS--THE KID IN EVERYBODY': GEORGE LUCAS, STAR WARS AND CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT; MAN'S FAVOURITE SPORT?: THE ACTION FILM S OF KATHRYN BIGELOW; 'THEY CALL ME ""ACTION WOMAN""': THE MARKETING OF MIMI LEDER AS A NEW CONCEPT IN THE HIGH CONCEPT 'ACTION' FILM; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784585303321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Action and adventure cinema / / edited by Yvonne Tasker
| Action and adventure cinema / / edited by Yvonne Tasker |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (431 p.) |
| Disciplina | 791.43/655 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TaskerYvonne <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico | Action and adventure films - History and criticism |
| ISBN |
1-134-56493-7
1-134-56494-5 0-203-68588-1 1-280-10275-6 0-203-64515-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION : ACTION AND ADVENTURE CINEMA; History, criticism and style; 'TRAUMA THRILLS': NOTES ON EARLY ACTION CINEMA; THE 'CULTURE WAR' OF SENSATIONAL MELODRAMA, 1910-14; 'CHILD OF COMM ERCE! BASTARD OF ART!':EARLY FILM MELODRAMA; ACTION-ADVENTURE AS HOLLYWOOD GENRE; DWIGHT MACDONALD AND THE HISTORICAL EPIC; Theorising action aesthetics; 'GET READY FOR RUSH HOUR': THE CHRONOTOPE IN ACTION; THE COLLAPSE OF REALITY AND ILLUSION IN THE MATRIX; GUNS AND GAS: INVESTIGATING THE 1970S CAR CHASE FILM
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN'S 'SPECIAL AFFECT'Gender, stars, bodies; READY FOR ACTION: G.I.JANE, DEMI MOORE'S BODY AND THE FEMALE COMBAT MOVIE; MS MACHA: THE NEW LATINA ACTION HERO; BEAUTY IN MOTION: GENDER, SPECTACLE AND ACTION BABE CINEMA; BREAKDOWN: WHITE MASCULINITY, CLASS, AND US ACTION-ADVENTU RE FILMS; MAXIMUS MELODRAMATICUS: MASCULINITY, MASOCHISM AND WHITE MALE PARANOIA IN CONTEMPORARY HOLLYWOOD CINEMA; THE FAMILY IN ACTION; Nation, ethnicity and stardom; THE HONG KONG/HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION: STARDOM AND SPECTACLE IN TRANSNATIONAL ACTION C I NEMA; EUROPEANS IN ACTION! GREEK WAR FILM AS MELODRAMA: WOMEN, FEMALE STARS, AND THE NATION AS VICTIMSPAGHETTI WESTERN, GENRE CRITICISM AND NATIONAL CINEMA: RE-DEFINING THE FRAME OF REFERENCE; Action, authorship and industry; GENRE AND VIOLENCE IN THE WORK OF KUROSAWA AND PECKINPAH; THE DIRTY DOZEN: THE CONTRADICTORY NATURE OF SCREEN VIOLENCE; 'IT'S AIMED AT KIDS--THE KID IN EVERYBODY': GEORGE LUCAS, STAR WARS AND CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT; MAN'S FAVOURITE SPORT?: THE ACTION FILM S OF KATHRYN BIGELOW; 'THEY CALL ME ""ACTION WOMAN""': THE MARKETING OF MIMI LEDER AS A NEW CONCEPT IN THE HIGH CONCEPT 'ACTION' FILM; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827267803321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond bombshells : the new action heroine in popular culture / / Jeffrey A. Brown
| Beyond bombshells : the new action heroine in popular culture / / Jeffrey A. Brown |
| Autore | Brown Jeffrey A. <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809/.933522 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women heroes in literature
Women in popular culture Women heroes in motion pictures Mass media and women Action and adventure films - History and criticism Comic books, strips, etc - History and criticism Heroines in literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4968-0323-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. Torture, Rape, Action Heroines, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; 2. Teams, Partners, Romance, and Action Heroines; 3. Ethnicity and New Action Heroines; 4. Panthers and Vixens Black Superheroines, Sexuality, and Stereotypes in Contemporary Comic Books; 5. Supermoms? Maternity and the Monstrous-Feminine in Superhero Comics; 6. Sex, Romance, and the Teenage Superheroine; 7. Girl Revolutionaries Neoliberalist, Postfeminist, and Feminist Heroines; 8. Pretty Little Killers; CONCLUSION. Still Wondering about Wonder Woman; WORKS CITED; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G
HI; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466862303321 |
Brown Jeffrey A. <1966->
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| Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , [2015] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond bombshells : the new action heroine in popular culture / / Jeffrey A. Brown
| Beyond bombshells : the new action heroine in popular culture / / Jeffrey A. Brown |
| Autore | Brown Jeffrey A. <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809/.933522 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women heroes in literature
Women in popular culture Women heroes in motion pictures Mass media and women Action and adventure films - History and criticism Comic books, strips, etc - History and criticism Heroines in literature |
| ISBN | 1-4968-0323-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. Torture, Rape, Action Heroines, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; 2. Teams, Partners, Romance, and Action Heroines; 3. Ethnicity and New Action Heroines; 4. Panthers and Vixens Black Superheroines, Sexuality, and Stereotypes in Contemporary Comic Books; 5. Supermoms? Maternity and the Monstrous-Feminine in Superhero Comics; 6. Sex, Romance, and the Teenage Superheroine; 7. Girl Revolutionaries Neoliberalist, Postfeminist, and Feminist Heroines; 8. Pretty Little Killers; CONCLUSION. Still Wondering about Wonder Woman; WORKS CITED; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G
HI; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796034103321 |
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Brown Jeffrey A. <1966->
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| Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond bombshells : the new action heroine in popular culture / / Jeffrey A. Brown
| Beyond bombshells : the new action heroine in popular culture / / Jeffrey A. Brown |
| Autore | Brown Jeffrey A. <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809/.933522 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women heroes in literature
Women in popular culture Women heroes in motion pictures Mass media and women Action and adventure films - History and criticism Comic books, strips, etc - History and criticism Heroines in literature |
| ISBN | 1-4968-0323-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. Torture, Rape, Action Heroines, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; 2. Teams, Partners, Romance, and Action Heroines; 3. Ethnicity and New Action Heroines; 4. Panthers and Vixens Black Superheroines, Sexuality, and Stereotypes in Contemporary Comic Books; 5. Supermoms? Maternity and the Monstrous-Feminine in Superhero Comics; 6. Sex, Romance, and the Teenage Superheroine; 7. Girl Revolutionaries Neoliberalist, Postfeminist, and Feminist Heroines; 8. Pretty Little Killers; CONCLUSION. Still Wondering about Wonder Woman; WORKS CITED; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G
HI; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818333603321 |
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Brown Jeffrey A. <1966->
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| Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Blood, guns, and testosterone [[electronic resource] ] : action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence / / Barna William Donovan
| Blood, guns, and testosterone [[electronic resource] ] : action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence / / Barna William Donovan |
| Autore | Donovan Barna William <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 791.43655 |
| Soggetto topico |
Action and adventure films - History and criticism
Masculinity in motion pictures Violence in motion pictures |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-48042-1
9786612480423 0-8108-7263-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459011303321 |
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Donovan Barna William <1970->
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| Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Blood, guns, and testosterone [[electronic resource] ] : action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence / / Barna William Donovan
| Blood, guns, and testosterone [[electronic resource] ] : action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence / / Barna William Donovan |
| Autore | Donovan Barna William <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 791.43655 |
| Soggetto topico |
Action and adventure films - History and criticism
Masculinity in motion pictures Violence in motion pictures |
| ISBN |
1-282-48042-1
9786612480423 0-8108-7263-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792378503321 |
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Donovan Barna William <1970->
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| Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Blood, guns, and testosterone [[electronic resource] ] : action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence / / Barna William Donovan
| Blood, guns, and testosterone [[electronic resource] ] : action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence / / Barna William Donovan |
| Autore | Donovan Barna William <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 791.43655 |
| Soggetto topico |
Action and adventure films - History and criticism
Masculinity in motion pictures Violence in motion pictures |
| ISBN |
1-282-48042-1
9786612480423 0-8108-7263-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821254003321 |
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Donovan Barna William <1970->
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| Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A companion to the action film / / edited by James Kendrick
| A companion to the action film / / edited by James Kendrick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (511 pages) |
| Disciplina | 791.436582 |
| Soggetto topico | Action and adventure films - History and criticism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-10048-8
1-119-10074-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910555136803321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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