A World Of Movies: 70 years of Film History
by Richard Lawton
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The United States is on the brink of intervention in Syria, but the effect of any eventual American action is impossible to predict. The Syrian conflict has killed more than 100,000 people and displaced millions, yet most observers warn that the worst is still to come. And the international community cannot agree how respond to this humanitarian catastrophe. World leaders have repeatedly resolved not to let atrocities happen in plain view, but the legacy of the bloody and costly intervention show more in Iraq has left policymakers with little appetite for more military operations. So we find ourselves in the grip of a double burden: the urge to stop the bleeding in Syria, and the fear that attempting to do so would be Iraq redux.What should be done about the apparently intractable Syrian conflict? This book focuses on the ethical and political dilemmas at the heart of the debate about Syria and the possibility of humanitarian intervention in today's world. The contributors--Syria experts, international relations theorists, human rights activists, and scholars of humanitarian intervention--don't always agree, but together they represent the best political thinking on the issue. "The Syria Dilemma" includes original pieces from Michael Ignatieff, Mary Kaldor, Radwan Ziadeh, Thomas Pierret, Afra Jalabi, and others. Contributors: Asli Bali, Richard Falk, Tom Farer, Charles Glass, Shadi Hamid, Nader Hashemi, Christopher Hill, Michael Ignatieff, Afra Jalabi, Rafif Jouejati, Mary Kaldor, Marc Lynch, Vali Nasr, Thomas Pierret, Danny Postel, Aziz Rana, Christoph Reuter, Kenneth Roth, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Fareed Zakaria, Radwan Ziadeh, Stephen Zunes" show lessTags
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This is a lovely picture book, focusing on the glamor stars through the ages of Hollywood. Not much prose, mostly lovely stock photos and little blurbs about the movie or the director or the actor.
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1974
- Dedication
- for John E. Allen
- First words
- Introduction: In 1896, George Melies stopped his camera while filming The Vanishing Lady -- and the lady skipped out.
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 791.430904
- Canonical LCC
- PN1993.5.A1
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History, Art & Design
- DDC/MDS
- 791.430904 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography; description, critical appraisal of specific companies and studios {for specific films see 791.437} Historical periods 20th century, 1900-1999
- LCC
- PN1993.5 .A1 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures
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- Members
- 233
- Popularity
- 139,238
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (4.00)
- Languages
- English, Swedish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 9
