{"product_id":"the-fast-runner-9780803222083","title":"The Fast Runner","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most important Native films of all time, \u003cem\u003eAtanarjuat, the Fast Runner\u003c\/em\u003e tells a powerful and moving story about honor, betrayal, vengeance, and redemption. This book takes readers behind the cameras, introducing them to the culture, history, traditions, and people that made this movie extraordinary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book, the first in a series focusing on films made by indigenous peoples, gives the reader and filmgoer an intimate look behind the scenes of the film's genesis, the key players, and the financial and cultural challenges the producers faced. . . . This will be a welcome reference book for any serious student of film studies, regardless of genre.\"—Karl Kunkel, \u003ci\u003eForeWord \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Isuma filmmakers have not only given outsiders the content to rethink preconceived ideas about life in the Arctic, but they have also presented this content in a way that is natural to an Inuit. Evans helps us move more fully into that space.\"—Kristin G. Congdon, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Folklore \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Editors' Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharacters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePronunciation of Names\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: The Context of the Creation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Seeing the Unseen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: The People and Path of Isuma\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Isuma’s Motives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: The Legend and Its Variants\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: Reviews and Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: Lifeways as Context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: Local and Global Environments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003eBibliography Index","brand":"MQ - University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151117840727,"sku":"9780803222083","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803222083.jpg?v=1762960234","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fast-runner-9780803222083","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}