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Author:   Jason Barr
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9780786499632

ISBN 10:   078649963
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   11 February 2016
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 Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: A Genre Apart Toward a New Definition 8; The Field of Study 18; Background the Genre 21; The Impact on Cultures 1. The Japanese Origins of the Kaiju Yokai 26; Bunraku 28; Kabuki 32; Noh 2. Disasters, Manmade and Natural Nuclear Disasters 37; Natural Disasters 49; Terrorism 52; Pollution 3. International and Domestic Politics The End of Empires 70; Internal Politics 76; Modern International Relationships 4. Science and the Weapons of Mass Destruction Science as Destroyer 106; The Japanese ­Self-Defense Forces 5. America and Kaiju Violence 123; American Size and Might 6. The Body, Gender, and Kaiju Women in Kaiju Cinema 156; Body Horror 7. The Role of Nostalgia Conclusion: What’s Next? Filmography Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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"Jason Barr’s lively and fun study (subtitled ‘A critical study of the cinema’s biggest monsters’) is both an enthusiastic celebration of an often despised genre, written with both a fan’s indulgence and a scholar’s hard-core grasp of information. Ambitiously, Barr is not content to simply tackle the Japanese variety of destructive behemoth, but adduces American films such as the remarkable Kronos, with its bizarre Cubist-inspired robot machine and the much-loved British film Gorgo, with the title monster’s mother, no less, laying waste to such London landmarks as Tower Bridge. For aficionados of the genre, this is splendid stuff."" - DVD Choices, July 2016"

Jason Barr's lively and fun study (subtitled `A critical study of the cinema's biggest monsters') is both an enthusiastic celebration of an often despised genre, written with both a fan's indulgence and a scholar's hard-core grasp of information. Ambitiously, Barr is not content to simply tackle the Japanese variety of destructive behemoth, but adduces American films such as the remarkable Kronos, with its bizarre Cubist-inspired robot machine and the much-loved British film Gorgo, with the title monster's mother, no less, laying waste to such London landmarks as Tower Bridge. For aficionados of the genre, this is splendid stuff. - DVD Choices, July 2016

Jason Barr's lively and fun study (subtitled 'A critical study of the cinema's biggest monsters') is both an enthusiastic celebration of an often despised genre, written with both a fan's indulgence and a scholar's hard-core grasp of information. Ambitiously, Barr is not content to simply tackle the Japanese variety of destructive behemoth, but adduces American films such as the remarkable Kronos, with its bizarre Cubist-inspired robot machine and the much-loved British film Gorgo, with the title monster's mother, no less, laying waste to such London landmarks as Tower Bridge. For aficionados of the genre, this is splendid stuff. - DVD Choices, July 2016

Author Information

Jason Barr is an associate professor at Blue Ridge Community College. His work has appeared in African American Review, Explicator, The Journal of Continuing Higher Education, and The Journal of Caribbean Literatures, among others. He lives in Weyers Cave, Virginia.

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