{"product_id":"armed-farces-marcus-k-harmes-9781476698175","title":"Armed Farces: Essays on War-Themed Film and Television Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e This wide-ranging collection of essays considers comedic screen depictions of war and conflict from the very beginning of film to today. Topics include how films and television are made, from creative choices in their scripts to their cinematography, the impact they have on audiences, and the controversial receptions these works have received. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Major works examined include Kubrick's \u003ci\u003eFull Metal Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e, Wilder's \u003ci\u003eA Foreign Affair\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMonty Python and the Holy Grail\u003c\/i\u003e. Other essays shed light on less familiar works including the controversial sitcom \u003ci\u003eHeil Honey I'm Home!\u003c\/i\u003e and some of the earliest sitcoms made in the first Golden Age of Television. Collectively the essays suggest that since the earliest days of the moving image, film and subsequently television creators have been able to make important and even serious messages about war, peace, combatants and the impact of conflict through comedy that can be satiric, romantic or affirming of a nation's ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcus K. Harmes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476698171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476698175\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 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Marcus K. Harmes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460189434111,"sku":"9781476698175","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a66e2f9-19b0-4353-9b58-e158821d9f98.jpg?v=1777413354","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/armed-farces-marcus-k-harmes-9781476698175","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}