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  • Lukácsian film theory and cinema

    A study of Georg Lukács' writing on film 1913–1971

    by Ian Aitken ...
    Lukácsian film theory and cinema explores Georg Lukács’ writings on film. The Hungarian Marxist critic Georg Lukács is primarily known as a literary theorist, but he also wrote extensively on the cinema. These writings have remained little known in the English-speaking world because the great majority of them have never actually been translated into English – until now. Aitken has gathered ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • Colonial Documentary Film in South and South-East Asia

    Edited by Ian Aitken ...

    $27.29 USD

  • Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film 3-Volume Set

    Edited by Ian Aitken ...
    The Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film is a fully international reference work on the history of the documentary film from the Lumière brothers' Workers**Leaving the Lumière Factory (1885) to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 (2004). This Encyclopedia provides a resource that critically analyzes that history in all its aspects. Not only does this Encyclopedia examine individual films and the ... Read more

    $650.00 USD

  • Cinematic Realism

    Lukas, Kracauer and Theories of the Filmic Real

    by Ian Aitken ...

    $104.49 USD

  • The British Official Film in South-East Asia

    Malaya/Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong

    by Ian Aitken ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book explores the ways in which the British official film was used in Malaya/Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong from 1945 to the 1970s. Aitken uncovers how the British official film, and British official information agencies, adapted to the epochal contexts of the Cold War and end of empire. In addition to an extensive introduction, which touches on a number of critical issues related to the ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Film and Reform

    John Grierson and the Documentary Film Movement

    by Ian Aitken ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Cinema
    Best known for his documentaries such as Drifters, North Sea, and Housing Problems, John Grierson was the most important figure in the British documentary film movement and one of the most influential of British film theorists.This major assessment of Grierson and the documentary film movement examines the intellectual and aesthetic influences on his work, focusing on the material he produced in ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film

    Edited by Ian Aitken ...
    The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film is a fully international reference work on the history of the documentary film from the Lumière brothers' Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1885) to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 (2004).Previously published in three volumes, entries have been edited and updated for the new, concise edition and three new entries have been added on: ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • Continental Philosophy

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Simon Critchley ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Simon Critchley's Very Short Introduction shows that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical traditions and practices, with a compelling range of problems all too often ignored by the analytic tradition. He discusses the ideas and approaches of philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Habermas, Foucault, and Derrida, and introduces key ... Read more

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  • The Free World

    Art and Thought in the Cold War

    by Louis Menand ...
    "An engrossing and impossibly wide-ranging project . . . In The Free World, every seat is a good one." —Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post**"The Free World sparkles. Fully original, beautifully written . . . One hopes Menand has a sequel in mind. The bar is set very high." —David Oshinsky, The New York Times Book Review | Editors' ChoiceOne of The New York Times's 100 best books of 2021 | One of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Understand Existentialism: Teach Yourself

    by Mel Thompson, Nigel Rodgers ...
    Understand Existentialism breaks down a complex mode of thought into more manageable sections, enabling you to get to grips with the key concepts within the movement. Chart the origins and development of existentialism in a variety of disciplines and learn about significant thinkers from Sartre and De Beauvoir to Beckett and Camus. Whether you are a newcomer or more experienced student, this book ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Documentary Film

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Patricia Aufderheide ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Documentary film can encompass anything from Robert Flaherty's pioneering ethnography Nanook of the North to Michael Moore's anti-Iraq War polemic Fahrenheit 9/11, from Dziga Vertov's artful Soviet propaganda piece Man with a Movie Camera to Luc Jacquet's heart-tugging wildlife epic March of the Penguins. In this concise, crisply written guide, Patricia Aufderheide takes readers along the diverse ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Ludwig Wittgenstein

    by Edward Kanterian ...
    Series Book 13 - Critical Lives
    Ludwig Wittgenstein, writes noted scholar Edward Kanterian, was a ‘philosopher’s philosopher’. He was one of the founders of modern analytic philosophy and is regarded as the greatest philosophical genius since Immanuel Kant. In this book, Kanterian traces the complex relationship between the philosopher’s life, his work and his time. The author describes Wittgenstein’s eventful life, his numerous ... Read more

    $18.09 USD