[PDF] The Theatres of Morocco; Algeria and Tunisia: Performance Traditions of the Maghreb (Studies in International Performance) by Khalid Amine; Marvin Carlson in Arts-Photography

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Kord and Krimmer investigate the most common male types - cops; killers; fathers; cowboys; superheroes; spies; soldiers; rogues; lovers; and losers - by tracing changing concepts of masculinity in popular Hollywood blockbusters from 1992 to 2008 - the Clinton and Bush eras - against a backdrop of contemporary political events; social developments; and popular American myths. Their in-depth analysis of over sixty films; from The Matrix and Iron Man to Pirates of the Caribbean and The Lord of the Rings; shows that movies; far from being mere entertainment; respond directly to todays social and political realities; from consumerism to "family values" to the War on Terror.