
The Modern Amazons
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The book itself is organized into chapters that group women warriors into sub-genres, e.g., classic Amazons like Xena Warrior Princess and the women of the Conan films; superheroes and their archenemies such as Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Catwoman; revenge films such as the Kill Bill movies; Sexploitation and Blaxploitation films such as Coffy and the Ilsa trilogy; Hong Kong cinema and warriors like Angela Mao, Cynthia Rothrock, and Zhang Ziyi; sci-fi warriors from Star Trek, Blade Runner, and Star Wars; supersleuths and spies like the Avengers and Charlie's Angels; and gothic warriors such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Kate Beckinsale in Underworld and Van Helsing. In addition, the book is lavishly illustrated with over 400 photos of these popular-culture icons in action, interesting articles and sidebars about themes, trends, weapons, style, and trivia, as well as a complete filmography of more than 150 titles.
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- Cover
- The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on-Screen
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Warrior Woman Archetype In Popular Culture
- Chapter 2 Amazons In Hollywood
- Chapter 3 Fur Bikinis And Jungle Love
- Chapter 4 Fantasy, Myth, And Folklore
- Chapter 5 Haunted And Hunted Monster Killers
- Chapter 6 Superheroes And Their Archenemies
- Chapter 7 Where No Man Has Gone Before
- Chapter 8 Hell Hath No Fury
- Chapter 9 Enter The Dragons
- Chapter 10 Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee
- Chapter 11 Girl Power
- Chapter 12 Super-Sleuths, Spies, And Assassins
- Chapter 13 Sharpshooters Of The West
- Chapter 14 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Filmography
- Timeline
- Major Warrior Woman Movies and Television Series
- Selected Bibliography
- Actors Chapter Index
- About the Authors
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