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BL
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| Record Number
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588370
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b417589
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| Main Entry
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Logan, Bey
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| Title & Author
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Hong Kong action cinema /\ Bey Logan
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| Page. NO
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191 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 28 cm
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| ISBN
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0879516631
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: 9780879516635
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (page 188) and index
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| Contents
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In the beginning: from Peking Opera to a Shaw thing -- Bruce Lee: the dragon discovered -- Lau Kar Leung: the undisputed martial arts king -- Jackie Chan: the clown prince of Kung Fu -- Samo Hung: the multi-talented star -- Chinese ghost stories: the Far Eastern flights of fantasy -- Heroic bloodshed: the ballistic ballet of John Woo -- Comedy capers: carry on out East -- Fighting females: The Far East's favourite females of fury -- The next generation: new dragons rising
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| Subject
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Motion pictures-- China-- Hong Kong
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| Subject
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Action and adventure films-- China-- Hong Kong-- History and criticism
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| Subject
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Martial arts films-- History and criticism
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| Dewey Classification
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791.45/75/095125
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| LC Classification
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PN1993.5.H6L65 1996
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