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Examines the ways in which dress 'performs' in a wide range of contemporary and historical literary texts. This book includes essays which explore the function of clothing within fictional narratives, including those of film, television and advertising. It provides an examination of the interconnected worlds of fashion and words.

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Before the outbreak of WWII, French fashion represented the very pinnacle of style, and French women the epitome of chic. The idyllic world of haute couture and Caf society was shattered by the experience of war and German Occupation. This work provides the history of these blackest years in French history.

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Before the outbreak of WWII, French fashion represented the very pinnacle of style, and French women the epitome of chic. The idyllic world of haute couture and Caf society was shattered by the experience of war and German Occupation. This work provides the history of these blackest years in French history.

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Over the past three centuries, London has established itself as one of the world's most inventive fashion capitals. "Fashioning London" looks at the manner in which particular styles of dress became associated with this leading international city.

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Over the past three centuries, London has established itself as one of the world's most inventive fashion capitals. 'Fashioning London' looks at the manner in which particular styles of dress became associated with this leading international city.

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Fashion is often thought of as a matter of personal taste, completely unconnected with the public domain of political life and citizenship. Overturning this perspective, this book reveals that fashion has played a significant role in political participation and protest.

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Fashion is often thought of as a matter of personal taste, completely unconnected with the public domain of political life and citizenship. Overturning this perspective, this book reveals that fashion has played a significant role in political participation and protest.

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"W. C. Handy's blues--"Memphis Blues," "Beale Street Blues," "St. Louis Blues"--changed America's music forever. In Father of the Blues, Handy presents his own story: a vivid picture of American life now"

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"One of the greatest Italian filmmakers, Federico Fellini (1920-1993) created such masterpieces as La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, Juliet of the Spirits, Satyricon, and Amarcord. His prodigious body o"

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This book offers 25 profiles of some of the most popular female action heroes throughout the history of film, television, comic books, and video games.

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Fetish Style examines the history and diversity of fetish fashion from mainstream to subcultural. Highly accessible and fascinating, it will appeal to anyone interested in fetish fashion, both past and present.

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Fetish Style examines the history and diversity of fetish fashion from mainstream to subcultural. Highly accessible and fascinating, it will appeal to anyone interested in fetish fashion, both past and present.

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Fully authorised by Galton and Simpson, Fifty Years of Hancock's Half-Hour is a full history of the show, including how the show came about, behind-the-scenes stories from Hancock's fellow artists and members of the crew and production team, and the story of its demise.

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Here at last is an introduction to film theory and its history without the jargon. Noted film scholar V. F. Perkins presents criteria for expanding our understanding and enjoyment of movies. He employ

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Acclaimed director Weston offers a deeply creative exploration on how to access and stimulate the filmmaker's most precious assets: instincts, imagination, and intuition.

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A collection of 21 interviews with well-known filmmakers, including Michael Cimino and the late Francois Truffaut, on the craft of motion picture directing. Topics include choosing and preparing a screenplay, working with actors and crew, dealing with distributors and advice to young filmmakers.

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An original and provocative study. Theoretically lucid and engaging, it will be an essential text for any student of film. -- .

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An original and provocative study. Theoretically lucid and engaging, it will be an essential text for any student of film. -- .

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A collection of essays on the concept of film stardom, and the shifting definition of a 'star'. The collection ranges across contemporary stars such as Sandra Bullock, Jackie Chan and Jim Carrey, those from Hollywood's past like Clara Bow and Charlton Heston, and those from other arenas, such as Prince and Cynthia Rothrock. -- .

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Scorsese's 1988 film The Last Temptation of Christ arguably generated more resistance and conflict upon its release than any film before or since, engendering intense debate and even hatred between religious conservative protesters and liberal progressive defenders of the picture.

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The underlying principal of this handbook is to broaden the application of ethnographic filmmaking to suit a wide range of research areas and documentary expression, encompassing sensory, fictive, observational, participatory, reflexive, performative and immersive modes of storytelling. -- .

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This updated edition to this classic manual for young filmmakers includes numerous additions reflecting the enormous changes impacting the world of digital video

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Containing over 200 films, this resource is ideal for students, teachers, and other viewers who are interested in using films to enhance their knowledge of American historical events and periods.