Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Cinema of Urban Crisis: Seventies Film and the Reinvention of the City (Amsterdam University Press - Cities and Culture)
Lawrence Webb
€ 79.02
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Cinema of Urban Crisis: Seventies Film and the Reinvention of the City (Amsterdam University Press - Cities and Culture)
Paperback. The Cinema of Urban Crisis explores the relationships between cinema and urban crises in the United States and Europe in the 1970s. Series: Cities and Cultures. Num Pages: 424 pages, 0 black and white; 15 full color. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; APFA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
In the 1970s, cities across the United States and Western Europe faced a deep social and political crisis that challenged established principles of planning, economics and urban theory. At the same time, film industries experienced a parallel process of transition, the effects of which rippled through the aesthetic and narrative form of the decade's cinema. The Cinema of Urban Crisis traces a new path through the cinematic legacy of the 1970s by drawing together these intertwined histories of urban and cultural change. Bringing issues of space and place to the fore, the book unpacks the geographical and spatial dynamics of ... Read more
In the 1970s, cities across the United States and Western Europe faced a deep social and political crisis that challenged established principles of planning, economics and urban theory. At the same time, film industries experienced a parallel process of transition, the effects of which rippled through the aesthetic and narrative form of the decade's cinema. The Cinema of Urban Crisis traces a new path through the cinematic legacy of the 1970s by drawing together these intertwined histories of urban and cultural change. Bringing issues of space and place to the fore, the book unpacks the geographical and spatial dynamics of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Cities and Cultures
Condition
New
Weight
631g
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089646378
SKU
V9789089646378
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Lawrence Webb
Dr Lawrence Webb is Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Sussex.
Reviews for The Cinema of Urban Crisis: Seventies Film and the Reinvention of the City (Amsterdam University Press - Cities and Culture)
'The Cinema of Urban Crisis is instantly a classic study on the relationship between the city and the cinema. The breadth and scope of this magnificent work is remarkable; Webb . . . has a seemingly limitless knowledge of urban history, political movements and ideology, and film. . . . This is an outstanding and important work. . . . ... Read more