Imperial Affects Sensational Melodrama and the Attractions of American Cinema |
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| Author:
| Eagle, Jonna |
| Series title: | War Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-8303-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2017 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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Imperial Affects is the first sustained account of American action-based cinema as melodrama. From the earliest war films through the Hollywood Western and the late-century action cinema, imperialist violence and mobility have been produced as sites of both visceral pleasure and moral virtue.
Imperial Affects is the first sustained account of American action-based cinema as melodrama. From the earliest war films through the Hollywood Western and the late-century action cinema, imperialist violence and mobility have been produced as sites of both visceral pleasure and moral virtue.