Teenagers And Teenpics: Juvenilization Of American Movies
- ISBN-10
- 1592137873
- ISBN-13
- 9781592137879
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-06-04
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Authors
- Thomas Doherty, Thomas Patrick Doherty
Description
The classic book on teenagers and their films, thoroughly revised and expanded.
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Other editions
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- 2002
- 272 pages
- Paperback
- Temple University Press
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- 1988-01-01
- 275 pages
- Paperback
- Allen & Unwin Australia
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- 1988
- 275 pages
- Paperback
- Unwin Hyman
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