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Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. THE FILMS OF CLINT EASTWOOD: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES, edited by Matt Wanat and Leonard Engel, hardcover, probable 1st edition, 2018. BOOK CONDITION: As new. The text block is in fine condition with no marks, tears, or dog ears. There is no bookplate nor signature of previous owner. Not a library book nor remainder. Tight binding. The boards are in fine condition. 9 ¼ x 6 ¼, 274 pages, 21 ounces. XX [From the back cover] The indefatigable Clint Eastwood, the great old man of American film, is still controversial after all these years. Particularly controversial is his 2014 American Sniper, a devastating and personal picture of the horrors of war. Many of the chapters in this collection of critical essays on Eastwood discuss American Sniper. The others address films that deserve more attention than they have received to date. The chapters vary by topic, identifying themes ranging from aging, race, and gender to uses of western conventions and myth and the subtleties of quieter moments in Eastwood's work. As a collection, these essays show that no single theme accounts for Eastwood's entire vision, which is multifaceted and often contradictory, dramatizing complex issues in powerful, character-driven narratives. An afterword by Drucilla Cornell offers insights into the complicated and often surprising implications of Eastwood's gender politics. An interview with longtime Eastwood editor Joel Cox, conducted and written by Paul Seydor, probes the details of Eastwood and Cox's collaborative filmmaking processes and pays tribute to the underrated art of film editing. Matt Wanat is an associate professor of English at the Lancaster regional campus of Ohio University, where he teaches composition, literature, and film. He is also the coeditor of Breaking Down Breaking Bad: Critical Perspectives (UNM Press) with Leonard Engel. Leonard Engel is a professor emeritus of English at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He is also the coeditor of Breaking Down Breaking Bad: Critical Perspectives (UNM Press) with Matt Wanat.…