{"product_id":"9781403963963","title":"Action Chicks: New Images of Tough Women in Popular Culture","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAction Chicks: New Images of Tough Women in Popular Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eInness, S.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eXena, Buffy, Lara Croft. WWF, The Sopranos, Witchblade, La Femme Nikita. The women of pop culture are center stage and as tough as ever. Action Chicks is a groundbreaking collection highlighting the heroines we've grown to worship. What can they tell us about women in the Twent-first-century? What can they tell us about how popular culture depicts women? Do the characters escape traditional gender role expectations? Or do they adhere to sexual, racial, ethnic, and class stereotypes? The essays in Action Chicks provide fans with a new look at their favourite icons and their relationship to the popular media machine. A fascinating collection that's bound to stir up some excitement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2004-07-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781403963963\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/9781403981240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 216cm x140cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 293\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431307198604,"sku":"9781403963963","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781403963963.jpg?v=1775884775","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781403963963","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}