{"product_id":"tough-aint-enough-new-perspectives-on-the-films-of-clint-eastwood-hardback-9780813586021","title":"Tough Ain't Enough; New Perspectives on the Films of Clint Eastwood (Hardback) 9780813586021","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTough Ain't Enough\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNew Perspectives on the Films of Clint Eastwood\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLester D. Friedman (Edited by), David Desser (Edited by), Lester D. Friedman (Contributions by), David Desser (Contributions by), Stephen Prince (Contributions by), Jonathan Kirshner (Contributions by), Diane Carson (Contributions by), David Sterritt (Contributions by), Murray Pomerance (Contributions by), Lucy Bolton (Contributions by), Alexandra Keller (Contributions by), Charity Lofthouse (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813586021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 June 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages, 43 images\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"The editors have assembled a diverse group of scholars and turned them loose to make sense of the vast array of contradictions that is Clint Eastwood. This is a unique and extraordinary collection with not a weak chapter in it.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Dennis Bingham (author of Whose Lives Are They Anyway?: The Biopic as Contemporary Film Genre) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Weekly-Book-List-August-31\/244356\"'\u003e\"Chronicle of Higher Education 'New Scholarly Books' Weekly Book List, August 31, 2018,\" compiled by Nina C. Ayoub\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (Chronicle of Higher Education) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Highly recommended.\" \u003c\/div\u003e (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThroughout his lengthy career as both an actor and a director, Clint Eastwood has appeared in virtually every major film genre and, at this point in his career, has emerged as one of America’s most popular, recognizable, and respected filmmakers. He also remains a controversial figure in the political landscape, often characterized as the most prominent conservative voice in mostly liberal Hollywood. At Eastwood’s late age, his critical success as actor and director, his combative willingness to confront serious cultural issues in his films, and his undeniable talent behind the camera all call for a new and comprehensive study that considers and contextualizes his multiple roles, both on and off screen. \u003ci\u003eTough Ain’t Enough\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a series of original essays by prominent cinema scholars that explore the actor-director’s extensive career. The result is a far-reaching and nuanced portrait of one of America’s most prolific and thoughtful filmmakers.  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 1: The Teller and the Tale: An Introduction to the Films of Clint Eastwood\u003cbr\u003e Lester D. Friedman and David Desser\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Crosscurrents\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: “\u003cbr\u003eI Don’\u003cbr\u003et Want Nobody Belonging to Me”\u003cbr\u003e: Riding the Post-Leone Western\u003cbr\u003e Stephen Prince\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: “\u003cbr\u003eGod\/Country\/Family:”\u003cbr\u003e The Military Movies\u003cbr\u003e Lester D. Friedman\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: “\u003cbr\u003eA Man’\u003cbr\u003es Got to Know His Limitations”\u003cbr\u003e: The Cop Films from Nixon through Reagan\u003cbr\u003e Jonathan Kirshner\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: “\u003cbr\u003eI’\u003cbr\u003em Not So Tough”\u003cbr\u003e: Melodrama and Performance in the Later Films\u003cbr\u003e Diane Carson\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: “\u003cbr\u003eHeroes are Something We Create: The Biopics”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e David Sterritt\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Controversies\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: “\u003cbr\u003eI Am a Camera”\u003cbr\u003e: Clint Eastwood’\u003cbr\u003es Performative Gaze\u003cbr\u003e Murray Pomerance\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: “\u003cbr\u003eYou ain’\u003cbr\u003et ugly like me\u003cbr\u003e it’\u003cbr\u003es just that we both got scars”\u003cbr\u003e: Women in Eastwood’\u003cbr\u003es Films\u003cbr\u003e Lucy Bolton\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: “\u003cbr\u003eI know I'm as blind as a slab of concrete, but I'm not helpless”\u003cbr\u003e: Eastwood and the Aging Action Hero\u003cbr\u003e David Desser\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: “\u003cbr\u003eSeems like we can’\u003cbr\u003et trust the White Man”\u003cbr\u003e: The Theater of Race in and out of Eastwood’\u003cbr\u003es Films \u003cbr\u003e Alexandra Keller\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: Play Music for Me: Eastwood’\u003cbr\u003es Film Scores\u003cbr\u003e Charity Lofthouse\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563704054040,"sku":"9780813586021","price":91.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tough-aint-enough-new-perspectives-on-the-films-of-clint-eastwood-hardback-9780813586021","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}