Realism and popular cinema

Realism and popular cinemaThis groundbreaking study engages with the theoretical aspects of realism a long neglected area in film studies.. Contributes to an understanding of how popular films use realist forms to address contentious social and political issues such as social exclusion, war and violence.. Focusing on key moments in film history the authors examine the uses of realism in national cinemas as a context for their in depth analysis of contemporary popular films.. A

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A substantial introduction by the distinguished historian

was a product of the competing ideas of state sovereignty leading up to and following the transfer of power in 1947

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it served as a vital addition to this area of growing interest

The book offers a fresh and distinctive account of the transformation of provincial English medicine from the late eighteenth to the mid nineteenth centuries

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thus providing valuable insight into working practices

Explores the figure of the orphan child in a broad selection of contemporary US novels by popular and critically acclaimed authors