War, Revolution and Remembrance in World Cinema: Critical Essays, Nancy J. Membrez

Автор: Londahl-Smidt Donald M.
Название: German Troops in the American Revolution (1): Hessen-Cassel
ISBN: 1472840151 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472840158
Издательство: Bloomsbury
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This is a highly detailed study of the German auxiliary troops who fought for Britain in the American Revolutionary War and won a distinguished reputation on a host of battlefields.

During the American Revolutionary War (1775-83), German auxiliary troops provided a vital element of the British war effort. Some 30,000 German troops served in North America, continuing a long-established relationship between Britain and various German principalities. These troops were widely referred to as mercenaries, implying that they sold their services individually, but they were in fact regular troops hired as a body by the British. Initially feared by the American population, the German troops came to be highly respected by their opponents. Their role in the fighting would inform the tactics and methods of a generation of German officers who returned to Europe after the war, many of whom went on to hold senior commands during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.

The largest body of German troops (numbering 12,000 men including artillery and light troops, the famous J ger) was from Hessen-Cassel. The only German contingent to be employed as a unit under its own general officers, they were clothed and equipped in the style of Frederick the Great's Prussians and were trained in much the same way. Many had seen active service during the Seven Years' War (1756-63) and served under career officers; they were well-disciplined and competent but showed little overt enthusiasm for the British cause. The troops of Hessen-Cassel would participate in every major campaign of the conflict, with the specialized skills of the J ger being particularly in demand. Fully illustrated, this lively study examines the organization, appearance, weapons, and equipment of the Hessen-Cassel troops who fought for King George in the American Revolutionary War.

Автор: Keir A. Lieber, Daryl G. Press
Название: The Myth of the Nuclear Revolution: Power Politics in the Atomic Age
ISBN: 1501749293 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501749292
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Leading analysts have predicted for decades that nuclear weapons would help pacify international politics. The core notion is that countries protected by these fearsome weapons can stop competing so intensely with their adversaries: they can end their arms races, scale back their alliances, and stop jockeying for strategic territory. But rarely have theory and practice been so opposed. Why do international relations in the nuclear age remain so competitive? Indeed, why are today's major geopolitical rivalries intensifying?

In The Myth of the Nuclear Revolution, Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press tackle the central puzzle of the nuclear age: the persistence of intense geopolitical competition in the shadow of nuclear weapons. They explain why the Cold War superpowers raced so feverishly against each other; why the creation of mutual assured destruction does not ensure peace; and why the rapid technological changes of the 21st century will weaken deterrence in critical hotspots around the world.

By explaining how the nuclear revolution falls short, Lieber and Press discover answers to the most pressing questions about deterrence in the coming decades: how much capability is required for a reliable nuclear deterrent, how conventional conflicts may become nuclear wars, and how great care is required now to prevent new technology from ushering in an age of nuclear instability.

--General Bob Kehler, USAF (ret)--former commander, U.S. Strategic Command

Автор: Ann Marie Stock, Antonio Alvarez Pitaluga, Guy Baron
Название: The Cinema of Cuba: Contemporary Film and the Legacy of Revolution
ISBN: 1350246115 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350246119
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: Contemporary Cuba is opening up to the rest of the world. Its colonial past and the Communist revolution have left a lasting imprint on society, yet there is a tangible sense of rapid change which is reflected in the island's national cinema. New screen technologies and digital distribution media have supported the efficacy and global reach of Cuban filmmakers whose work, somewhat in lieu of adequate distribution and traditional screening facilities in Cuba itself, is often disseminated via 'flash' (USB memory sticks).Channelling an energetic DIY attitude through grassroots movements and ad-hoc resourcefulness, the new filmmakers of Cuba have inspired the editors of this book to embrace their contagious enthusiasm through essays on authentic Cuban cinema. Whilst the book provides a comprehensive overview of the history behind current practices, it also moves beyond this to examine key case studies as well as 'snapshots' of individuals working within the industry today. Chapters celebrate the shared creativity as well as diversity of Cuban cinema, including both productions of the Cuban Film Institute's (ICAIC) as well as those from the industry margins. The films discussed demonstrate a driving cinematic force through social criticism, the emphasis of debate and historical change through film, reassessments of gender relations, the use of new technologies and much more.

Автор: Membrez Nancy J.
Название: Memory in World Cinema: Critical Essays
ISBN: 1476676089 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476676081
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Описание: Drawing on papers from a series of film conferences at University of Texas at San Antonio, this collection of essays covers multiple geographical, linguistic and cultural areas, emphasizing the historical and cultural interpretation of films not usually covered in film studies. Appendices invite further viewing of global films on memory.

Автор: Cheu
Название: Diversity In Disney Films
ISBN: 0786446013 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780786446018
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Although its early films featured racial caricatures and exclusively Caucasian heroines, Disney has, in recent years, become more multicultural in its filmic fare and its image. From Aladdin and Pocahontas to the Asian American boy Russell in Up, from the first African American princess in The Princess and the Frog to "Spanish-mode" Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 3, Disney films have come to both mirror and influence our increasingly diverse society. This essay collection gathers recent scholarship on representations of diversity in Disney and Disney/Pixar films, not only exploring race and gender, but also drawing on perspectives from newer areas of study, particularly sexuality/queer studies, critical whiteness studies, masculinity studies and disability studies. Covering a wide array of films, from Disney's early days and "Golden Age" to the Eisner era and current fare, these essays highlight the social impact and cultural significance of the entertainment giant. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Автор: Niamh Thornton
Название: Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film
ISBN: 1441168125 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781441168122
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Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film examines Mexican films of political conflict from the early studio Revolutionary films of the 1930-50s up to the campaigning Zapatista films of the 2000s. Mapping this evolution out for the first time, the author takes three key events under consideration: the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920); the student movement and massacre in 1968; and, finally, the more recent Zapatista Rebellion (1994-present).

Analyzing films such as Vamanos con Pancho Villa (1936), El Grito (1968), and Corazon del Tiempo (2008), the author uses the term 'political conflict' to refer to those violent disturbances, dramatic periods of confrontation, injury and death, which characterize particular historical events involving state and non-state actors that may have a finite duration, but have a long-lasting legacy on the nation. These conflicts have been an important component of Mexican film since its inception and include studio productions, documentaries, and independent films.

Автор: Jowett, Philip S. Quesada, Alejandro De
Название: The Mexican Revolution 1910–20
ISBN: 1841769894 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781841769899
Издательство: Osprey
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Описание: Offers the history of the Mexican Revolution. Apart from the guerrilla operations, for which the Revolution is best-known, this book also covers several major battles that involved up to 20,000 men on each side, barbed wire, trenches and machine guns.

Автор: Kenez, Peter
Название: Cinema and soviet society
ISBN: 1860645682 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781860645686
Издательство: I B Tauris
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Описание: The story of Soviet film over the period covered by Peter Kenez is central to the history of World Cinema. In this updated edition of his classic text, Kenez covers the roots of Soviet cinema in the film heritage of pre-Revolutionary Russia, tracing the changes generated by the Revolution of 1917.

Автор: Yaqub Nadia G.
Название: Palestinian Cinema in the Days of Revolution
ISBN: 1477315969 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781477315965
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Palestinian cinema arose during the political cinema movements of the late 1960s and early 1970s, yet it was unique as an institutionalized, though modest, film effort within the national liberation campaign of a stateless people. Filmmakers working within the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and through other channels filmed the revolution as it unfolded, including the Israeli bombings of Palestinian refugee camps, the Jordanian and Lebanese civil wars, and Palestinian life under Israeli occupation, attempting to create a cinematic language consonant with the revolution and its needs. They experimented with form both to make effective use of limited material and to process violent events and loss as a means of sustaining active engagement in the Palestinian political project.

Palestinian Cinema in the Days of Revolution presents an in-depth study of films made between 1968 and 1982, the filmmakers and their practices, the political and cultural contexts in which the films were created and seen, and their afterlives among Palestinian refugees and young filmmakers in the twenty-first century. Nadia Yaqub discusses how early Palestinian cinema operated within emerging public-sector cinema industries in the Arab world, as well as through coproductions and solidarity networks. Her findings aid in understanding the development of alternative cinema in the Arab world. Yaqub also demonstrates that Palestinian filmmaking, as a cinema movement created and sustained under conditions of extraordinary precarity, offers important lessons on the nature and possibilities of political filmmaking more generally.

Автор: Toropova Anna
Название: Feeling Revolution: Cinema, Genre, and the Politics of Affect Under Stalin
ISBN: 0198831099 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198831099
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: Feeling Revolution explores the important role played by film genres in cultivating the Stalin era`s distinctive emotional values and norms - ranging from happiness to hatred for enemies. Toropova`s exploration of a wide variety of primary sources brings to light the Soviet film industry`s battle to shape new forms of audience response.

Автор: Devasundaram, Ashvin Imma
Название: Indian Cinema Beyond Bollywood
ISBN: 0367583933 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367583934
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Автор: Mills, Anthony
Название: American Theology, Superhero Comics, and Cinema
ISBN: 0415843588 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415843584
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