Super bitches and action babes
Subtitle: the female hero in popular cinema, 1970-2006
By: Rikke Schubart.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780786429240
Subjects: Women heroes in motion pictures
Description: "With actress Pam Grier's breakthroughs in Coffy and Foxy Brown, women entered action, science fiction, war, westerns and martial arts films--genres that had previously been considered the domain of male protagonists. This ground-breaking cinema is still viewed with ambivalence. This work examines five female archetypes: dominatrix, Amazon, daughter, mother and rape-avenger"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Filmography: p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.