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  • The Cinema of the Precariat

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    The Cinema of the Precariat is the first book to lay out the incredible range of the precariat (the social class suffering from precarity) as well as a detailed report on the cinematic record of their work and lives.It discusses a thorough and definitive selection of more than 250 films and related visual media that take the measure of the precariat worldwide. For example, thousands of Haitians, ... Leer más

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  • California's Lamson Murder Mystery

    The Depression Era Case that Divided Santa Clara County

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  • Lady Gregory's Toothbrush

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