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020 _a9780810872622 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050 0 0 _aPN1995.9.A3
_bD68 2010
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100 1 _aDonovan, Barna William,
_d1970-
245 1 0 _aBlood, guns, and testosterone :
_baction films, audiences, and a thirst for violence /
_cBarna William Donovan.
260 _aLanham :
_bScarecrow Press,
_c2010.
300 _axx, 259 p. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: Violence and much more -- The controversies, the crisis, and the films. The history of a modern crisis -- The audience matters -- The modern American action film -- The audience. The need for speed : the appeal of fast-paced story telling -- Mirror image : finding a personal, social, and moral identity in the action film -- Man talk : managing the modern male identity (crisis) in the genre -- The opposition : men with a challenge--managing a well-deserved "crisis" -- What women want : women talk about modern masculinity in the action film -- Bloody fun : the appeal of watching violence -- Conclusions: I'll be back? The future of action and masculinity in popular culture.
650 0 _aAction and adventure films
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aViolence in motion pictures.
650 0 _aMasculinity in motion pictures.
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