{"product_id":"disaster-mon-amour-9780300246940","title":"Disaster Mon Amour","description":"\u003cb\u003eA deep--and darkly comic--dive into the nature of disasters, and the ways they shape how we think about ourselves in the world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In this brilliant book, David Thomson tells the story of how we came to make disaster and catastrophe our best friends--how we let terror cocoon and take over our imaginations to avoid seeing the things that really frighten us. Riveting and totally original.\"--Adam Curtis, BBC filmmaker and political journalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Erudite. . . . Engaging. . . . A \u003ci\u003ecri de coeur\u003c\/i\u003e about art's struggle to keep up with reality.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Audiences swell with the scale of disaster; humans have always been drawn to the rumors of our own demise. In this searching treatment, noted film historian David Thomson examines iconic disasters, both real and fictional, exposing the slippage between what occurs and what we observe. With reportage, film commentary, speculation, and a liberating sense of humor, Thomson shows how digital culture commodifies disaster and sates our desire to witness chaos while suffering none of its aftereffects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ranging from Laurel and Hardy and \u003ci\u003eBattleship Potemkin\u003c\/i\u003e to Cormac McCarthy's \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e, and from the epic \u003ci\u003eSan Andreas\u003c\/i\u003e to the intimate \u003ci\u003eDon't Look Now\u003c\/i\u003e, Thomson pulls back the curtain to reveal why we love watching disaster unfold--but only if it happens to others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300246940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2021 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Thomson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41490606293173,"sku":"9780300246940","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2cc48ce7-3ba8-4c04-b99d-8af691d9d858.jpg?v=1640921560","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/disaster-mon-amour-9780300246940","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}