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01766aam a2200313 a 4500 001 45A4DADE7C5D11E0AEB2F4966AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20110512010052 008 100611s2010 ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2010023050 020 $a 0786459158 (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786459155 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)607613313 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d CDX $d BWX $d SILO 050 00 $a PN1998.3.W569 $b B78 2010 082 00 $a 791.4302/33092 $2 22 100 1 $a Busch, Justin E. A. 245 1 $a Self and society in the films of Robert Wise / $c Justin E. A. Busch. 260 $a Jefferson, N.C. : $b McFarland & Co., Publishers, $c c2010. 300 $a vi, 271 p. ; $c 23 cm. 520 $a "This book uncovers the elements linking the director's diverse cinematic subjects and examines in detail the manifold ways in which Wise explored the tensions between individuals and their societies. His films are seen from a new and more complex perspective, one which will heighten the viewer's appreciation for the range and depth of Wise's overall body of work"--Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: style and substance -- Competence and crisis -- Warnings -- The social contract disintegrates: Born to kill (1947) -- Manufacturing optimism: Executive suite (1954) -- Colonizing death: The sand pebbles (1966) -- Triads of hope: Star trek: the motion picture (1979). 600 10 $a Wise, Robert, $d 1914-2005 $x Criticism and interpretation. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180110031513.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20110512011412.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=45A4DADE7C5D11E0AEB2F4966AFF544E 994 $a 92 $b IODInitiate Another SILO Locator Search