{"product_id":"fires-were-started-lester-friedman-9781904764717","title":"Fires Were Started: British Cinema and Thatcherism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFires Were Started\u003c\/em\u003e is a provocative analysis of the responses of British film to the policies and political ideology of the Conservative governments of Margaret Thatcher and it represents an original and stimulating contribution to our knowledge of British cinema. This second edition includes revised and updated contributions from some of the leading scholars of British cinema, including Thomas Elsaesser, Peter Wollen and Manthia Diawara. The book discuss prominent filmmakers such as Peter Greenaway, Derek Jarman, Ken Russell, Nicolas Roeg and Stephen Frears, it also explores some lesser known but equally important territory such as the work of Black British filmmakers, the Leeds Animation Workshop and Channel 4's Film on Four. Films discussed include \u003cem\u003eDistant Voices, Still Lives\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy Beautiful Launderette\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChariots of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDrowning by Numbers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lester Friedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1904764711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904764717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wallflower Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.30w x 0.95d","brand":"Lester Friedman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939111108863,"sku":"9781904764717","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3228c0ca-f413-447f-b482-df59ac139189.jpg?v=1681439561","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fires-were-started-lester-friedman-9781904764717","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}