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The Hollywood Action and Adventure Film presents acomprehensive overview and analysis of the history, myriad themes,and critical approaches to the action and adventure genre inAmerican cinema. Draws on a wide range of examples, spanning the silentspectacles of early cinema to the iconic superheroes of21st-century action films Features case studies revealing the genre's diverse roots- from westerns and war films, to crime and espionagemovies Explores a rich variety of aesthetic and thematic concerns thathave come to define the genre, touching on themes such as theoutsider hero, violence and redemption, and adventure as escapefrom the mundane Integrates discussion of gender, race, ethnicity, andnationality alongside genre history Provides a timely and richly revealing portrait of a powerfulcinematic genre that has increasingly come to dominate the Americancinematic landscape.