{"product_id":"dreams-of-chaos-james-peterson-9780814324578","title":"Dreams of Chaos, Visions of Order: Understanding the American Avant-Garde Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis is a controversial book that examines the implicit assumptions of other scholars, advocates an alternative to dominant approaches to the avant-garde cinema, and questions some long-standing clich駸 about the history of the avant-garde.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn spite of the difficulty of most American avant-garde films, one can read volumes and find almost no mention of how to view these films. Dreams of Chaos, Visions of Order addresses precisely this question: how--and to what extent--can viewers make sense of American avant-garde films? It is a controversial book that examines the implicit assumptions of traditional scholarship, advocates on alternative to dominant approaches to the avant-garde cinema, and questions some long-standing clich駸 about the history of the avant-garde.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Peterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814324576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814324578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.02h x 6.94w x 0.57d","brand":"James Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059836252415,"sku":"9780814324578","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4989afbe-0577-4acc-a927-35bb046f3205.jpg?v=1685060604","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dreams-of-chaos-james-peterson-9780814324578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}