| Description |
xii, 260 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-254), filmography (p. 238-247), and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Hollywood cinema and the "Other" -- The Other and the wilderness -- The myth of the frontier -- Chasing Chinese shadows : the Yellow Peril reconsidered -- The exotic as spectacle -- Otherness in the night : film noir -- Of monsters and cold wars -- The myth of the zombie -- Apocalypse now on a borderline of consciousness -- Refigurations of the exotic in contemporary cinema -- Steven Spielberg and the sanctification of difference -- Jim Jarmusch or communication in crisis -- The persistence of King Kong. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Exoticism in motion pictures.
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Minorities in motion pictures.
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Outsiders in motion pictures.
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Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780826443526 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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0826443524 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780826463111 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0826463118 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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