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  • The Sports Film

    Games People Play

    de Bruce Babington ...
    Series series Short Cuts
    After covering the genre's early history and theorizing its general characteristics, this volume then focuses on specific instances of sports films, such as the biopic, the sports history film, the documentary, the fan film, the boxing film, and explores issues such as gender, race, spectacle and silent comedy. Four major films are then closely analysed – Chariots of Fire, Field of Dreams, the ... Leer más

    Antes $410 MXN Ahora $369 MXN

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  • What Kind of Creatures Are We?

    de Noam Chomsky ...
    Series series Columbia Themes in Philosophy
    The renowned philosopher and political theorist presents a summation of his influential work in this series of Columbia University lectures.A pioneer in the fields of modern linguistics and cognitive science, Noam Chomsky is also one of the most avidly read political theorist of our time. In this series of lectures, Chomsky presents more than half a century of philosophical reflection on all three ... Leer más

    $156 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Greatest

    The Quest for Sporting Perfection

    de Matthew Syed, Matthew Syed Consulting Ltd ...
    What can Roger Federer teach us about the secret of longevity?What do the All Blacks have in common with improvised jazz musicians?What can cognitive neuroscientists tell us about what happens to the brains of sportspeople when they perform?And why did Johan Cruyff believe that beauty was more important than winning?Matthew Syed, the 'Sports Journalist of the Year 2016', answers these questions ... Leer más

    $204 MXN

  • Fail Better

    Why Baseball Matters

    de Mark Kingwell ...
    Taking seriously the idea that baseball is a study in failure—a very successful batter manages a base hit in just three of every ten attempts—Mark Kingwell argues that there is no better tutor of human failure’s enduring significance than this strange, crooked game of base, where geometry becomes poetry.Weaving elements of memoir, philosophical reflection, sports writing, and humour, Fail Better ... Leer más

    $260 MXN

  • David Adams Richards of the Miramichi

    A Biographical Introduction to His Work

    de Tony Tremblay ...
    Widely considered to be one of Canada's most important authors, David Adams Richards has been honoured with a Giller Prize and two Governor General's Literary Awards. Despite this, there has been a dearth of critical appraisal of his life and works. In David Adams Richards of the Miramichi, Tony Tremblay sheds light not only on Richards' art and achievements, but also on Canadian literary ... Leer más

    $672 MXN

  • Canada's Game: Hockey and Identity

    de Andrew Holman ...
    Contributors include Julian Ammirante (Laurentian University at Georgian) Jason Blake (University of Ljubljana Slovenia) Robert Dennis (Queen's University) Jamie Dopp (University of Victoria) Russell Field (University of Manitoba) Greg Gillespie (Brock University) Richard Harrison (Mount Royal College) Craig Hyatt (Brock University) Brian Kennedy (Pasadena City College) Karen E.H. Skinazi ... Leer más

    $1,380 MXN

  • Introduction to Film Studies

    Edición de Jill Nelmes ...
    I**ntroduction to Film Studies is a comprehensive textbook for students of cinema.This completely revised and updated fifth edition guides students through the key issues and concepts in film studies, traces the historical development of film and introduces some of the worlds key national cinemas. A range of theories and theorists are presented from Formalism to Feminism, from Eisenstein to ... Leer más

    $1,320 MXN

  • Canadian Hockey Literature

    de Jason Blake ...
    Hockey occupies a prominent place in the Canadian cultural lexicon, as evidenced by the wealth of hockey-centred stories and novels published within Canada. In this exciting new work, Jason Blake takes readers on a thematic journey through Canadian hockey literature, examining five common themes - nationhood, the hockey dream, violence, national identity, and family - as they appear in hockey ... Leer más

    $586 MXN

  • A Brief Take on the Australian Novel

    de Jean-François Vernay ...
    Grab the popcorn, sit back and let the story of Australian literature roll ... From Jean-Francois Vernay, "A Brief Take on the Australian Novel" offers a sweeping view of Australian writing since colonialism. Written from an outsider's perspective, this single-authored overview will appeal to readers through its playful, jargon-free and potentially contentious account of the Australian novel. ... Leer más

    $175 MXN

  • Pretentiousness

    Why It Matters: An Essay

    de Dan Fox ...
    Pretentiousness is the engine oil of culture; the essential lubricant in the development of all arts, high, low, or middle.Pretentiousness is for anyone who has braved being different, whether that’s making a stand against artistic consensus or running the gauntlet of the last bus home dressed differently from everyone else. It’s an essential ingredient in pop music and high art. Why do we choose ... Leer más

    Antes $246 MXN Ahora $211 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Celebrity

    de Chris Rojek ...
    Series series FOCI
    In contemporary society, the cult of celebrity is inescapable. Anyone can be turned into a celebrity, and anything can be made into a celebrity event. Celebrity has become a part of everyday life, a common reference point. But how have people like Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Bill Clinton or Princess Diana impressed themselves so powerfully on the public mind? Do they have unique qualities, or have ... Leer más

    $379 MXN

  • Action Movies

    The Cinema of Striking Back

    de Harvey O'Brien ...
    Series series Short Cuts
    Action Movies: The Cinema of Striking Back is a study of action cinema, exploring the ethics and aesthetics of the genre with reference to its relatively short history. It moves from seminal classics like Bullitt (1968) and Dirty Harry (1971) through epoch-defining films like Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Die Hard (1988) to revisions, reboots, and renewals in films like Kill Bill Vol. 1 ... Leer más

    $369 MXN