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Skyscraper cinema : architecture and gender in American film
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- ISBN: 9780816642816 (hc : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0816642818 (hc : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780816642823 (pb : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0816642826 (pb : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
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xviii, 367 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Publisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-344) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction. Constructing the American skyscraper film -- 1. From stumbling blocks to stepping stones : Harold Lloyd's skyscraper films -- 2. Icons of exploitation : gender and class disharmony in the Depression-era skyscraper office -- 3. Masculine heroes, modernism, and political ideology in The fountainhead and The big clock -- 4. Mid-century corporate renewal and gender realignment in Executive suite and Desk set -- Postscript. Recent skyscraper films. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Library | PN 1995.9 S5535 S35 2009 (Text) | 26040002832786 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
