Action figures: men, action films, and contemporary adventure narratives
Auteur :
Gallagher, M.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349531691
Date de publication :
22 févr. 2006
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
What accounts for the massive global popularity of action films and adventure literature? Action Figures takes stock of action narratives' many appeals and recognizes how contemporary crises of gender identity manifest themselves in popular commercial texts.