Bøker av Kevin Grant

Individual reviews of more than 90 films released before 1941 are included here in the first title-by-title reference guide to the forerunners of film noir. The collection spans subgenres and cultures of filmmaking, aiming to demonstrate that the roots of noir were sown far and wide, long before the genre flowered in America during the war years.

Recounts the varied representations of vigilantes in films like The Birth of a Nation, Taxi Driver, Falling Down and You Were Never Really Here. The book also considers the extent to which fictional vigilantism functions as social commentary and to what degree it is simply stoking popular fears.

Presents an introduction to the interconnected world we live and work in. This title is suitable for various Information Systems modules with a strategic focus and for Strategic Management, Information Management and professional courses.

This study illuminates the multifaceted nature of British humanitarianism by juxtaposing campaigns against different forms of imperial labour exploitation.