{"product_id":"america-through-a-british-lens-james-d-stone-9780786498147","title":"America Through a British Lens: Cinematic Portrayals 1930-2010","description":"\u003cp\u003e As the British watched their empire crumble and the United States became the dominant world power, many British films warned of the dangers posed by American culture. Americans were frequently portrayed as disconcertingly ambitious, reckless and irreverent. Yet the same films that depicted the U.S. as an agent of chaos also suggested Britons might do well to embrace American-style energy and egalitarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Movies like \u003ci\u003eLove Actually, The Quatermass Xperiment, 28 Weeks Later, Local Hero\u003c\/i\u003e and Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eSecret Agent\u003c\/i\u003e have delved into the storied \"special relationship\" between the U.S. and U.K. These films and many more examined in this first book-length study of British movies about America, reveal much about British attitudes regarding power, gender, class, sexuality and emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James D. Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786498145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786498147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 22.60w x 0.70d","brand":"James D. Stone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483689169151,"sku":"9780786498147","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6769c4ec-9be1-405b-b21c-f56ce2e58f68.jpg?v=1778040021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/america-through-a-british-lens-james-d-stone-9780786498147","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}