"This critical text offers an introduction to current European crime writing by exploring ten of the best new crime... Læs mere
This thought-provoking volume by a 35-year veteran of academic libraries identifies, diagnoses, and provides remedies to the damaging... Læs mere
The story of downtown Chicago - its early development, later struggles, and current restoration - is mirrored in the history of the theatres that occupied its... Læs mere
Charts an evolution in gay identity within American reality television and documentary film. Through focusing on the performative potential of gay men, this book examines the emergence of the independent gay citizen as a bold voice rejecting subjugation within the media.
Taboo breakers and trend setters, shameless hucksters and famous directors, exploitation filmmaking has seen it all. This collection features ""classic films"" such as ""The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"" and ""Nude On The Moon"".
Born in Oneida County, New York, in 1848, Henry Rinaldo Porter was one of the young men who was lured west by the challenge of the new frontier. Beginning with his family roots and education in eastern United States, this volume details the life and times of Dr Henry Porter.
From Rosemary's Baby (1968) to The Witch (2015), horror films use religious entities to both inspire and combat fear and... Læs mere
Studies the treatment of science and technology, demonstrating the importance of science to human civilization as evidenced in literature.
Analyses the process by which the collective image of professional baseball was formed. It traces both the negation and... Læs mere
Provides a historical overview of US and UN sanctions against North Korea since 1950.... Læs mere