"Brigadoon", "Braveheart" and the Scots
Distortions of Scotland in Hollywood Cinema
Inbunden, Engelska, 2003
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2003-09-26
- Mått138 x 216 x undefined mm
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCinema and Society
- Antal sidor228
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN9781860649271