{"product_id":"alfred-hitchcocks-america-paperback-1","title":"Alfred Hitchcock's America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMurray Pomerance\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a sharp eye for social detail and the pressures of class inequality, Alfred Hitchcock brought to the American scene a perspicacity and analytical shrewdness unparalleled in American cinema. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurray Pomerance works from a basis in cultural analysis and a detailed knowledge of Alfred Hitchcock's films and production techniques to explore how America of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s is revealed and critically commented upon in Hitchcock's work. \u003ci\u003eAlfred Hitchcock's America\u003c\/i\u003e is full of stunning details that bring new light to Hitchcock's method and works. The American \"spirit of place,\" is seen here in light of the titanic American personality, American values in a consumer age, social class and American social form, and the characteristic American marriage. The book's analysis ranges across a wide array of films from \u003ci\u003eRebecca\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eFamily Plot\u003c\/i\u003e, and examines in depth the location sequences, characterological types, and complex social expectations that riddled American society while Hitchcock thrived there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMurray Pomerance\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at Ryerson University. He is also editor of the Techniques of the Moving Image series and his previous works include \u003ci\u003eAn Eye for Hitchcock\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eShining in Shadows: Movie Stars of the 2000s\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710200967475,"sku":"9780745653037","price":63.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/V2p6STkvbU5yaWhaVWdRUE91VE8xUT09_7cbb8c70-2676-41ee-a6da-e0edc52a2a84.webp?v=1763485304","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/alfred-hitchcocks-america-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}