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by Paul Julian Smith; James Dunkerley (Editor); John King (Editor)


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Paul Julian Smith is Professor of Spanish and Head of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Cambridge University. His previous books include Vision Machines: Cinema, Literature and Sexuality in Spain and Cuba, 1983–1993 and The Moderns: Time, Space and Subjectivity in Contemporary Spanish Culture.

James Dunkerley is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary, University of London, and Director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas. His books include Rebellion in the Veins, Power in the Isthmus and The Long War, all published by Verso.

John King is Professor of Latin American Cultural History at the University of Warwick.

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A young woman returns to a seminary in rural Extremadura dressed as Dietrich in The Devil Is a Woman.

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  • Title Desire Unlimited: The Cinema of Pedro Almodovar
  • Author Paul Julian Smith; James Dunkerley (Editor); John King (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition SECOND EDITION
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Verso, U.S.A.
  • Date October 28, 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781859843048 / 1859843042
  • Weight 1.43 lbs (0.65 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 7.74 x 0.7 in (21.84 x 19.66 x 1.78 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.430

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"Finely observed, compelling."—Publishers Weekly

About the author

Paul Julian Smith is Professor of Spanish and Head of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Cambridge University. His previous books include Vision Machines: Cinema, Literature and Sexuality in Spain and Cuba, 1983-1993 and The Moderns: Time, Space and Subjectivity in Contemporary Spanish Culture.

James Dunkerley is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary, University of London, and Director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas. His books include Rebellion in the Veins, Power in the Isthmus and The Long War, all published by Verso.

John King is Professor of Latin American Cultural History at the University of Warwick.

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