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Explores the ways in which a group of groundbreaking horror films engaged the haunting social conflicts left in the wake of World War II, Hiroshima, and the Vietnam War. This book shows that through allegorical representations these directors' films confronted and challenged comforting historical narratives and notions of national identity.

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[Lowenstein] has placed the study of cinematic horror on a whole new level. -- Scott Preston The Communication Review An attentive and careful reading of various films that straddle the borders of the horror and art genres... -- Eyal Tamir Kritikon Litterarum

Shocking Representation

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A Hardback by Adam Lowenstein

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    Publisher: Columbia University Press
    Publication Date: 09/11/2005
    ISBN13: 9780231132466, 978-0231132466
    ISBN10: 0231132468
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    Book Synopsis
    Explores the ways in which a group of groundbreaking horror films engaged the haunting social conflicts left in the wake of World War II, Hiroshima, and the Vietnam War. This book shows that through allegorical representations these directors' films confronted and challenged comforting historical narratives and notions of national identity.

    Trade Review
    [Lowenstein] has placed the study of cinematic horror on a whole new level. -- Scott Preston The Communication Review An attentive and careful reading of various films that straddle the borders of the horror and art genres... -- Eyal Tamir Kritikon Litterarum

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