{"product_id":"9781628923902","title":"Postwar Hollywood Adaptations Adapting the Middlebrow, 1946-1959","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Adaptation Histories\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePostwar Hollywood Adaptations\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAdapting the Middlebrow, 1946-1959\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eImelda Whelehan | Deborah Cartmell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoted scholar Imelda Whelehan looks at key adaptations released during this period and considers the impact of social change, film consumption and film tastes, as well as noting the most popular genres at this time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe latter part of the 20th century saw cinema becoming increasingly significant as an art-form, even while its status as 'art' was still openly contested. This installment in the Bloomsbury Adaptation Histories series discusses a rich and exciting period of cinema history: Hollywood in the latter stages of its golden age, releasing masterpiece adaptations such as \u003ci\u003eIt's A Wonderful Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1946), \u003ci\u003eThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), \u003ci\u003eThe Third Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1949), \u003ci\u003eAll About Eve\u003c\/i\u003e (1950), \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e (1954), \u003ci\u003eThe Night of the Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e (1955) and \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e (1958).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eImelda Whelehan \u003c\/b\u003eteaches English and Women's Studies at De Montfort University, UK. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eOverloaded \u003c\/i\u003e(2000) and \u003ci\u003eModern Feminist Thought \u003c\/i\u003e(1995).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 April 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781628923902\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52227942547596,"sku":"9781628923902","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_42cc7839-6b06-456a-b371-8820db5f8e08.jpg?v=1786502586","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781628923902","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}