Action figures : men, action films, and contemporary adventure narratives / by Mark Gallagher.
Action genres have been Hollywood's most profitable global exports for most of its history, their male heroes the subject of much fascination and derision. This book takes stock of action narratives' many appeals and recognizes how crises of gender identity manifest themselves in popular c...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Palgrave Macmillan,
©2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Action genres have been Hollywood's most profitable global exports for most of its history, their male heroes the subject of much fascination and derision. This book takes stock of action narratives' many appeals and recognizes how crises of gender identity manifest themselves in popular commercial texts. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 234 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-226) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781403977236 1403977232 128136360X 9781281363602 9781403970121 1403970122 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |