{"product_id":"dying-to-belong-isbn-9781405163712","title":"Dying to Belong","description":"This fascinating book begins with a new definition of the gangster film and a challenging exploration of the Hong Kong and Hollywood screen traditions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIlluminates the way gangster films deal with the ambiguities of modern life, correcting the notion that this genre is inconsequential sensationalism\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContends that both American and Hong Kong gangster films are against-the-grain reactions to the central fable of modern democracies that promise immigrant (and other) outsiders that they can become social insiders \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClarifies crucial and fascinating differences between American and Hong Kong approaches to enjoining the discussion of immigrant histories by placing them in counterpoint with each other\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a range of American films, ranging from \u003ci\u003ePublic Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eGangs of New York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a number of Hong Kong's 21st century gangster films, including Andrew Lau's great trilogy, \u003ci\u003eInfernal Affairs,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElection\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElection 2,\u003c\/i\u003e directed by Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcludes with an exclusive interview with \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos'\u003c\/i\u003e creator, David Chase\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Immigrant Movie Gangsters: The Outside Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. A Frankensteinian Frenzy: Gangster Identity, Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Gangster Identity, Hong Kong: A Taoist Code Warrior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Hollywood: The Void of Material Success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Dark Laughter at The Materialist Illusion: Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. East Meets West: \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGangs of New York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInfernal Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword. The Lesson: From Here to Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix. Interview with David Chase (Excerpts From the Transcript).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilmography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  ?There is much to admire about this book, particularly in its formal and thematic film analyses.? (\u003ci\u003eFilm Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e , Winter 2008)  \u003cp\u003e\"The cultural crossings, borrowings, and thefts between Hollywood and the Asian film industries have been much commented upon in recent years; Martha P. Nochimson's book is therefore timely and necessary. Offering new perspectives on the debate, this original work brings fresh insights to the cultural meanings of the 'rise and fall' gangster narrative and updates a generic form which continues to address the concerns of contemporary audiences. \u003ci\u003eDying to Belong\u003c\/i\u003e will provide an admirable lead in the field of which all subsequent work will have to take into account.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEsther Sonnet and Peter Stanfield, editors of Mob Culture: Hidden Histories of the American Gangster Film \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An original and much-needed intersectional study of American and Hong Kong gangster films, \u003ci\u003eDying to Belong\u003c\/i\u003e challenges our most basic truisms about this genre. Nochimson compels us to rethink the best known and most popular gangster texts, from \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Public Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e through \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/i\u003e. But she also introduces and provides cultural contexts for the Hong Kong films, making the latter more accessible and more likely to appear on syllabi and in cultural studies of modernism and violence.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLinda Mizejewski, Ohio State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e?Successfully adds to the scholarship of cinema with critical insights and historical perspectives?Nochimson should be commended for what is perhaps her finest book to date.?\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRogueCinema.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e?Presents an interesting take on the subject ? offers a unique look at the complex genre ? an absorbing study into the history and movement of the genre. Recommended.?\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDigg.com\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMartha P. Nochimson\u003c\/b\u003e has taught in the Department of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and at Mercy College, where she developed and chaired a program in Film Studies, and she is the author of four other books, including her internationally acclaimed studies \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of David Lynch: Wild at Heart\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ein Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e (1997); \u003ci\u003eDying to Belong: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007); \u003ci\u003eNo End to Her: Soap Opera and the Female Subject;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScreen Couple\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChemistry: The Power of 2.\u003c\/i\u003e Dr. Nochimson has been invited to appear on television in her capacity as a film and media critic in the United States, Canada, and France, and she has covered international film festivals in New York, Montreal, and Istanbul for over a decade. Her numerous articles about world film and interviews of major directors have appeared in \u003ci\u003eCineaste,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFilm Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Review of Film and Television Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. Further information is available at her website \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marthapnochimson.com\/\"\u003ewww.marthapnochimson.com\u003c\/a\u003e.  \u003ci\u003eDying to Belong\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique look at the complex and fascinating genre of the gangster movie. Across the world, gangster films are often mistakenly viewed as an inferior and immoral – ­even dangerous – ­type of entertainment. By examining a broad range of films spanning several decades, Martha Nochimson deftly illustrates the darker, more substantial themes of dislocation and disorientation which define true gangster films. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eLittle Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/i\u003e, the gangster’s tale is that of an immigrant outsider looking in. The shock the gangster film delivers is not just in its physical violence, but in its perspective on the confusing and illusory promises of upward social mobility given to newcomers in Hollywood and Hong Kong. Here, classic screen traditions are explored using a new definition of the gangster genre. Offering no excuses for gangster behavior, \u003ci\u003eDying to Belong\u003c\/i\u003e nevertheless highlights the disturbing resemblances of these “wild, bad men” to the straight citizens of two immigrant nations, in what is sure to be a controversial analysis of films that have historically been dismissed as part of a frivolous action genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989091205349,"sku":"NP9781405163712","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405163712.jpg?v=1761782759","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/dying-to-belong-isbn-9781405163712","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}