National identity in global cinema : how movies explain the world
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National identity in global cinema : how movies explain the world
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-171) and index
"First published in hardcover in 2011 ... First Palgrave Macmillan paperback edition: December 2013"--T.p. verso
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Description
When themes of historical and cultural identity appear and repeat in popular film, it is possible to see the real pulse of a nation and comprehend a people, their culture and their history. National Identity in Global Cinema describes how national cultures as reflected in popular cinema can truly explain the world, one country at a time.
Table of Contents
Introduction China's Confucian, Misogynistic Nationalism Finland's Rural Urban Split A Certain Suicidal Tendency in French Cinema The Promises of India The Iranian Splits Italian Circularity Death in Mexico Ukrainian Dualism America's Civil War and Hollywood's Pragmatism Conclusion Bibliography
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