{"product_id":"how-we-became-middle-earth-paperback","title":"How We Became Middle-earth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Lam\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNataliya Oryshchuk\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the release in 2001 of the first film of Peter Jackson s adapted trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, a wave of  Ring Fever  swamped the world, with reprints of the novel, guidebooks, Internet sites, memorabilia and toys, video and computer games, location tours and extended DVDs. Taking a Cultural Studies perspective, this collection of essays examines the cultural issues generated by Tolkien s novel and Jackson s films. In particular, by applying a variety of cultural, media and literary theories, the essays in this collection attempt to answer the question: How did we become Middle-earth? Topics covered range from fan culture in an age of IT, globalization, transnational capitalism and consumerism to the local socio-political implications of the Rings tale, and the formation of a Middle-earth in our real (or, as argued by the French philosopher Jean Beaudrillard, our no longer real but hyperreal) world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 460\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729926328383,"sku":"9783905703078","price":60.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9a32209ca9d8dc2e7787e676e552d80a.webp?v=1765124126","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/how-we-became-middle-earth-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}