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“dalmer daves”

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  • ReFocus: The Films of Delmer Daves

    Edited by Matthew Carter ...
    Series series ReFocus: The American Directors Series

    $38.99 CAD

  • The Films of Delmer Daves

    Visions of Progress in Mid-Twentieth-Century America

    by Douglas Horlock ...
    Delmer Daves (1904–1977) was an American screenwriter, director, and producer known for his dramas and Western adventures, most notably Broken Arrow and 3:10 to Yuma. Despite the popularity of his films, there has been little serious examination of Daves’s work. Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier has called Daves the most forgotten of American directors, and to date no scholarly monograph has focused on ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • The Sociology of Katrina

    Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe

    by John Barnshaw, Christine Bevc, George E. Capowich, Lee Clarke, Shyamal K. Das, Katharine M. Donato, Russell R. Dynes, Lisa A. Eargle, James R. Elliott, Kelly Frailing, Elizabeth Fussell, Timothy J. Haney, Dee Wood Harper, Emily Holcombe, Anna M. Kleiner, Marcus M. Kondkar, Nancy G. Kutner, Kris Macomber, DeMond Shondell Miller, JoLynn P. Montgomery, Keith Nicholls, Dave Overfelt, J Steven Picou, Jason David Rivera, Havidán Rodríguez, Sarah E. Rusche, Audrey Singer, Kathleen Tierney, Dana Thomas, Joseph Trainor, Nicole Trujillo-Pagán, Ashraf Esmail, Carl L. Bankston III, John J. Green, Dr. Delmar Wright ...
    The second edition of The Sociology of Katrina brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to deepen our understanding of the modern catastrophe that is Hurricane Katrina. Five years after the storm, its profound impact continues to be felt.This new edition explores emerging themes, as well as ongoing issues that continue to besiege survivors. The book has been updated ... Read more

    $61.99 CAD

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