Disappearing War
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cinema and Erasure in the Post-9/11 World
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
Av Christina Hellmich, Lisa Purse, University of Reading) Hellmich, Christina (Associate Professor in IR & Middle East Studies, University of Reading) Purse, Lisa (Associate Professor in Film
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2017-02-17
- Mått156 x 234 x 18 mm
- Vikt471 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor216
- FörlagEdinburgh University Press
- ISBN9781474416566