Books published by Amsterdam University Press

A unique evaluation of the American cinema of the 1970s, including cult film directors such as Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Altman and Monte Hellman

A clear, concise synthesis offering a much-needed overview of this lively area of language study.

First English-language introduction to a strangely popular theme in contemporary Dutch literature.

A collection of essays studying the rapid changes in coastal settlements due to the conflicting interests of traditional and new stakeholders

A collection of essays by the acclaimed film scholar Thomas Elsaesser, written between 1968 and 2005, tracks the crisis of contemporary European cinema, faced by the Hollywood giant on the one hand, and the collapsing national cinema industries on the other.

An unconventional socio-economic analysis of the economic position of the arts and artists