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

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

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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.