{"product_id":"american-zombie-gothic-kyle-william-bishop-9780786448067","title":"American Zombie Gothic: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Walking Dead in Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e Zombie stories are peculiarly American, as the creature was born in the New World and functions as a reminder of the atrocities of colonialism and slavery. The voodoo-based zombie films of the 1930s and '40s reveal deep-seated racist attitudes and imperialist paranoia, but the contagious, cannibalistic zombie horde invasion narrative established by George A. Romero has even greater singularity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book provides a cultural and critical analysis of the cinematic zombie tradition, starting with its origins in Haitian folklore and tracking the development of the subgenre into the twenty-first century. Closely examining such influential works as Victor Halperin's \u003ci\u003eWhite Zombie, \u003c\/i\u003e Jacques Tourneur's \u003ci\u003eI Walked with a Zombie, \u003c\/i\u003e Lucio Fulci's \u003ci\u003eZombi 2, \u003c\/i\u003e Dan O'Bannon's \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Living Dead, \u003c\/i\u003e Danny Boyle's \u003ci\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/i\u003e, and, of course, Romero's entire \"Dead\" series, it establishes the place of zombies in the Gothic tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kyle William Bishop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786448067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786448067\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 02\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Kyle William Bishop","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995591999743,"sku":"9780786448067","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b15f1426-a418-4c87-9cca-5cf1234c561e.jpg?v=1683336696","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-zombie-gothic-kyle-william-bishop-9780786448067","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}