Transnationalism and Imperialism Endurance of the Global Western Film |
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| Author:
| Mayer, Hervé
Roche, David |
| Contribution by:
| Adamson, Patrick
Salvi, Costanza
Soubeille, Marine
Batančev, Dragan
Fontanaud, Hadrien
Paryż, Marek
González, Jesús Ángel
Haas, Alessandra Magrin
Broughton, Lee
Phillips, Mike
Barrett, Jenny
Lee, Vivian P. Y.
Dutriaux, Claire
Le Poullennec, Annael
Hamilton, Emma |
| Series title: | New Directions in National Cinemas Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-06077-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2022 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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-- This book redefines American productions of the Western genre as an expression of a transnational ideology and culture of imperialism. Reviewers agree that this collection offers the most impressive sampling of the vast number of global Westerns produced from the silent era to the present day, compared to other publications in recent years on the Western. -- IUP is a leading publisher in areas of film and media studies related to this book including early and silent film,...
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-- This book redefines American productions of the Western genre as an expression of a transnational ideology and culture of imperialism. Reviewers agree that this collection offers the most impressive sampling of the vast number of global Westerns produced from the silent era to the present day, compared to other publications in recent years on the Western. -- IUP is a leading publisher in areas of film and media studies related to this book including early and silent film, national cinemas, and Italian and French film. This fulfills a goal outlined in IUP's strategic plan to bring an international scope to the discipline. -- The audience is scholarly and the book is highly likely to be recommended as a library purchase. It will reach scholars and students studying the Western genre, critical film theory, and the cultural history of colonialism and imperialism.