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Masculinity in fiction and film : representing men in popular genres, 1945-2000 / Brian Baker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baker, Brian, 1969-
- Series:
- Continuum literary studies.
- Continuum literary studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Masculinity in motion pictures.
- Men in motion pictures.
- Masculinity in literature.
- Men in literature.
- English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (186 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Looks at a range of fiction and film texts, since 1950's, in order to analyse the ways in which masculinity has been represented in popular culture in Britain and the United States. This work covers numerous genres, including spy fiction, science fiction, the Western and police thrillers.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Cold Warriors; CHAPTER TWO: Soldier, Spy; CHAPTER THREE: Operatives; CHAPTER FOUR: The Psycho in the Grey Flannel Suit; CHAPTER FIVE: Rogue Cops I: San Francisco; CHAPTER SIX: Rogue Cops II: Los Angeles; CHAPTER SEVEN: Old Age Westerns; CHAPTER EIGHT: The Twilight Frontier; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-168) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611294991
- 9781281294999
- 1281294993
- 9781847141491
- 1847141498
- OCLC:
- 229445688
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