Studying the event film Guido MüntelPeter Jackson's epic trilogy, the biggest film event of the 21st century, turned the best selling book of the 20th century into a popular, critical and financial success all over again. This comprehensive collection draws together twenty five essays on the making, the meaning and the reception of The Lord of the Rings. There is a section on the business of the event film, critical chapters on techniques and meanings ranging from music to spirituality,
is the first book to explore how underground and mainstream fiction have influenced—and can help illuminate—his labyrinthine films
What can a turn to humour offer International Relations
provides the first comparative overview of the role of anthropology in colonial Africa
Investigates the boycott of the 1911 census by Suffragettes
and such diverse filmmakers – yet there has never before been a work by a film specialist that focused solely on Stephen King
This book compares the developments of territorial politics in Catalonia and Scotland since 2010
Mark Browning
A city that came of age
the silent and early sound films
A major new work that charts the historical development of a postcolonial settlement that has given rise to a racialized distintion between the "deserving" and "undeserving" poor
literature and graphics novels
interdisciplinary collection addresses religion and the life course in England c
