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Atomic Bomb Cinema
The Apocalyptic Imagination on Film
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This insightful study is ideal for film scholars, students of American and Japanese culture, and readers interested in nuclear history, political science, and cultural expressions of trauma and survival.
Unfathomably merciless and powerful, the atomic bomb has left its indelible mark on film. In this book, Jerome F. Shapiro unearths the unspoken legacy of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima and its complex aftermath on American and Japanese cinema.
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Unfathomably merciless and powerful, the atomic bomb has left its indelible mark on film. In Atomic Bomb Cinema, Jerome F. Shapiro unearths the unspoken legacy of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima and its complex aftermath in American and Japanese cinema.
According to Shapiro, a "Bomb film" is never simply an exercise in ideology or paranoia. He examines hundreds of films like Godzilla, Dr. Strangelove, and The Terminator as a body of work held together by ancient narrative and symbolic traditions that extol survival under devastating conditions. Drawing extensively on both English-language and Japanese-language sources, Shapiro argues that such films not only grapple with our nuclear anxieties but also offer signs of hope that humanity is capable of repairing a damaged and divided world.
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Praised for its original and compelling scholarship, Atomic Bomb Cinema is described as a hybrid of film analysis, humanism, and polemic. The Journal of Japanese Studies notes it performs like an intellectual explosion, while the Library Journal applauds Shapiro's analytical depth and interdisciplinary approach. The Journal of American History calls it a timely, rich historical analysis relevant for those interested in cultural studies and political science.
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ISBN: 9780415936590
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 December 2001
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Illustration: 8 Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 910g
Pages: 406
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