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Author:   Jeremy Havardi
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9780786474837

ISBN 10:   0786474831
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   04 March 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Our Obsession with 1940 2. The Development of the English National Character 3. Projecting Britain in the Early Documentaries 4. The Home Front: Muddling Through with a Stiff Upper Lip 5. Service Films: The Triumph of Duty 6. Cloak and Dagger: The Victory of the Amateur 7. Heroic Johnny Foreigner: Resistance and the Triumph of the Underdog 8. History and Heritage as Propaganda 9. The Postwar Interlude: War Films 1945–1950 10. Obsessive Nostalgia: The British War Films of the 1950s 11. The Critique of Deference in the Aftermath of Suez 12. How We Lost the War: ­Anti-Heroism and the New Wave 13. The Dominance of Narcissism: British War Films from the 1980s and Beyond Conclusion Chronological List of Films Covered Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Havardi's analysis of the films is excellent, and he turns up some surprising gems...valuable -- The NYMAS Review The NYMAS Review

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Journalist Jeremy Havardi’s articles have appeared in The Guardian, The Commentator, The Jewish News, Times of Israel and many other publications. He lives in London, England.

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