John Ford, Hardcover by Spittles, Brian, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

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Publisher: Routledge Author: Brian Spittles Subject: Film / General, Media Studies, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts) Item Length: 9.2 in Type: Textbook Format: Hardcover Item Weight: 16 Oz width: 6.1 in Number of Pages: 140 Pages Language: English ISBN: 9781138179080 Item Width: 6.1 in Series: On Directors Ser. Subject Area: Performing Arts, Social Science Book Title: John Ford Publication Year: 2017 Publication Name: John Ford

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John Ford, Hardcover by Spittles, Brian, Brand New, Free shipping in the US. John Ford, Hardcover by Spittles, Brian, ISBN 1138179086, ISBN-13 9781138179080, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This text explores the major movies through discussion of their themes and techniques and reveals how much Ford was concerned with the very issues that are central to us today: gender, race, the treatment of ethnic minorities and social outcasts, the nature of history and the relationship between myth and reality. Unlike most books on Ford, which approach the man and his work chronologically, this one is designed around a collection of ideas which provide a better sense of the coherence of the great director's thinking and creative output of film-making through the exploration of specific films. The framework of th is designed to give the reader a coherent overview of Ford's work by introducing, then developing discussion of various aspects of the films.