wyszukanych pozycji: 9
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The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema's Biggest Monsters
ISBN: 9780786499632 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Kaiju (strange monster) film genre has a number of themes that go well beyond the "big monsters stomping on cities" motif. This examination of kaiju considers the entirety of the genre. The author examines how kaiju has crossed cultures from its original folkloric inspirations and how the genre reflects national values to audiences.
The Kaiju (strange monster) film genre has a number of themes that go well beyond the "big monsters stomping on cities" motif. This examination of kai...
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113,85 |
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The Language of Doctor Who: From Shakespeare to Alien Tongues
ISBN: 9781442234802 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In a richly developed fictional universe, Doctor Who, a wandering survivor of a once-powerful alien civilization, possesses powers beyond human comprehension. He can bend the fabric of time and space with his TARDIS, alter the destiny of worlds, and drive entire species into extinction. The good doctor's eleven "regenerations" and fifty years' worth of adventures make him the longest-lived hero in science-fiction television. In The Language of Doctor Who: From Shakespeare to Alien Tongues, Jason Barr and Camille D. G. Mustachio present several essays that use language as an entry point into...
In a richly developed fictional universe, Doctor Who, a wandering survivor of a once-powerful alien civilization, possesses powers beyond human compre...
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492,77 |
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Gender and Werewolf Cinema
ISBN: 9781476666389 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
221,24 |
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The Kaiju Connection: Giant Monsters and Ourselves
ISBN: 9781476693514 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
221,24 |
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Video Gaming in Science Fiction: A Critical Study
ISBN: 9781476666372 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this examination of how video gaming and video gaming culture are depicted in science fiction, Jason Barr examines how preconceived, media-fueled paranoia about video gaming, first formed almost fifty years ago, still resonate in modern science fiction prose.
In this examination of how video gaming and video gaming culture are depicted in science fiction, Jason Barr examines how preconceived, media-fueled p...
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221,24 |
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Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan's Skyscrapers
ISBN: 9780190912291 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. Part I lays out the historical background that established Manhattan's real estate trajectory. Part II focuses specifically on the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes.
Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. Part I lays out the historical background that established Manhattan's real estat...
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111,29 |
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Cities in the Sky: The Quest to Build the World's Tallest Skyscrapers
ISBN: 9781982174217 / Angielski / Twarda / 2024 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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124,90 |
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Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan's Skyscrapers
ISBN: 9780199344369 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Manhattan skyline is one of the great wonders of the modern world. But how and why did it form? Much has been written about the city's architecture and its general history, but little work has explored the economic forces that created the skyline. In Building the Skyline, Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. In the process, he debunks some widely held misconceptions about the city's history. Starting with Manhattan's natural and geological history, Barr moves on to how these formations influenced early land use and the development of...
The Manhattan skyline is one of the great wonders of the modern world. But how and why did it form? Much has been written about the city's architectur...
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384,44 |
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Giant Creatures in Our World: Essays on Kaiju and American Popular Culture
ISBN: 9781476668369 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Dismissed as camp by critics but revered by fans, the kaiju or "strange creature" film has become an iconic element of both Japanese and American pop culture. In this collection of new essays, contributors examine kaiju representations in a range of contexts and attempt to define this at times ambiguous genre.
Dismissed as camp by critics but revered by fans, the kaiju or "strange creature" film has become an iconic element of both Japanese and American pop ...
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113,85 |