Heroines without Heroes: Reconstructing Female and National Identities in European Cinema 1945–51 9781474287937, 9781474287913

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Heroines Without Heroes

Film Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections

This set focuses on the development of European cinema throughout the last century. The seven facsimiles are chosen from our imprints Cassell and Continuum and offer a broad variety of viewpoints. Focusing on more than just the analysis of film, these titles range from the impact of gender and nationhood on filmmaking to the importance and influence of production and distribution. The collection is available both in e-book and print versions. Titles in Film Studies are available in the following subsets: Film Studies: World Cinema Film Studies: European Cinema Other titles available in European Cinemainclude: Brief Encounters: Lesbians and Gays in British Cinema 1930-1971, Stephen Bourne Cinema and the Second Sex: :RPHQ V)LOPPDNLQJLQ)UDQFHLQWKHVDQGV, Carrie Tarr with Brigitte Rollet Dissolving Views: Key Writings on British Cinema, edited byAndrew Higson Gaslight Melodrama: From Victorian London to 1940s Hollywood, Guy Barefoot Straight Acting: Popular Gay Drama from Wilde to Rattigan, Sean O'Connor The State of European Cinema: A New Dose of Reality, Angus Finney

Heroines Without Heroes Reconstructing Female Dnd National Identities In European Cinema 1945-51

Edited by Ulrike Sieglohr

Film Studies: European Cinema BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC COLLECTIONS

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www.bloomsbury.com BLOOMSBURY and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published in 2000 by Cassell This edition published by Bloomsbury Academic 2016 © Ulrike Sieglohr and the contributors 2016 Ulrike Sieglohrhas asserted her right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as Editor of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Bloomsbury or the author. Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders of material reproduced in this volume. If any copyright holder has not been properly acknowledged, please contact the publisher who will be happy to rectify the omission in future editions. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: HB: 978-1-4742-8791-3 ePDF: 978-1-4742-8792-0 Set: 978-1-4742-9314-3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Series: Bloomsbury Academic Collections, ISSN 2051-0012

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