{"product_id":"9780470659250","title":"The Hollywood Action and Adventure Film","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Approaches to Film Genre\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Hollywood Action and Adventure Film\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYvonne Tasker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHollywood Action and Adventure Film\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive overview and analysis of the history, myriad themes, and critical approaches to the action and adventure genre in American cinema.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a wide range of examples, spanning the silent spectacles of early cinema to the iconic superheroes of 21st-century action films\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures case studies revealing the genre’s diverse roots – from westerns and war films, to crime and espionage movies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a rich variety of aesthetic and thematic concerns that have come to define the genre, touching on themes such as the outsider hero, violence and redemption, and adventure as escape from the mundane\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates discussion of gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality alongside genre history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a timely and richly revealing portrait of a powerful cinematic genre that has increasingly come to dominate the American cinematic landscape\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eYvonne Tasker\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Film and Media at the University of East Anglia. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSpectacular Bodies: Gender, Genre and the Action Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (1993) and \u003ci\u003eSoldiers’ Stories: Military Women in Cinema and Television Since\u003c\/i\u003e WWII (2011), and editor of \u003ci\u003eAction and Adventure Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 June 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470659250\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315042840716,"sku":"9780470659250","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470659250_9efc11f9-8a8c-4a30-abec-cefa51682ac9.jpg?v=1780101236","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470659250","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}