War pictures : cinema, violence, and style in Britain, 1939-1945 / Kent Puckett.
War pictures : cinema, violence, and style in Britain, 1939-1945 / Kent Puckett.
War pictures : cinema, violence, and style in Britain, 1939-1945 / Kent Puckett.
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Publisher
New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.
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G 2017/2336
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 264 pages ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- "But what is it about?": the life and death of Colonel Blimp -- Pistol's two bodies: Henry V at war -- Celia Johnson's face: before and after brief encounter -- Epilogue: Derek Jarman's war.
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Publisher
New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
In this original and engaging work, author Kent Puckett looks at how British filmmakers imagined, saw, and sought to represent its war during wartime through film. The Second World War posed unique representational challenges to Britain's filmmakers. Because of its logistical enormity, the unprecedented scope of its destruction, its conceptual stat...
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War pictures : cinema, violence, and style in Britain, 1939-1945 / Kent Puckett.
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World War II: the global, human, and ethical dimension
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/2336
Record Identifier
74VKVagowwOl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVagowwOl
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ISBN
0823276503 paperback alkaline paper
9780823275748 hardcover alkaline paper
0823275744 hardcover alkaline paper
9780823276509 paperback alkaline paper
DDC
791.43658405341
MMS ID
991024103218502626
