| Record ID | marc_loc_updates/v36.i39.records.utf8:9227740:1325 |
| Source | Library of Congress |
| Download Link | /show-records/marc_loc_updates/v36.i39.records.utf8:9227740:1325?format=raw |
LEADER: 01325nam a22002778a 4500
001 2008042160
003 DLC
005 20080924163304.0
008 080923s2009 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008042160
020 $a9780786439881 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aPN1993.5.U6$bK474 2009
082 00 $a791.43/653$222
100 1 $aKing, Mike,$d1953-
245 14 $aThe American cinema of excess :$bextremes of the national mind on film /$cMike King.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland,$c2009.
263 $a0901
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aCrabtree contact
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"This book draws conclusions about the American mind through analysis of "cinema of excess": films about Americans that include culturally transgressive material, including violence, graphic sexuality, apocalyptic themes, and paranoia. The work begins with an introduction to far left and far right schools of film criticism, including Marxism, cultural conservatism, and religious conservatism, discussing the shortcomings of each"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aMotion pictures$xSocial aspects$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xIn motion pictures.
650 0 $aSensationalism in motion pictures.