Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press and The British Film Institute, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press and The British Film Institute, 1994. First edition. Fine/fine. Clean unfaded maroon cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 227 pgs. with index. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A collection of Umberto Eco's essays on mass culture from the 1960s through the 1980s, including major pieces which have not been translated into English before. Organized in four main parts, Eco looks at a variety of topics and cultural productions, including the world of Charlie Brown, distinctions between highbrow and lowbrow, the future of literacy, Chinese comic strips, whether countercultures exist, Fellini's "Ginger and Fred," and the Italian genius industry..

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Bookseller: Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 017522
Title: Apolcalypse Postponed
Author: Eco, Umberto
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition.
ISBN 10: 0253318513
ISBN 13: 9780253318510
Publisher: Indiana University Press and The British Film Institute
Place of Publication: Bloomington and Indianapolis
Date Published: 1994
Keywords: LITERARY CULTURE MASS MEDIA COMMUNICATION LITERACY CINEMA UMBERTO ECO ESSAYS
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