{"product_id":"american-energy-cinema-robert-lifset-9781952271762","title":"American Energy Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorians investigate the relationships between film, culture, and energy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Energy Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e explores how Hollywood movies have portrayed energy from the early film era to the present. Looking at classics like \u003ci\u003eGiant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSilkwood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThere Will Be Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMatewan\u003c\/i\u003e, and at quirkier fare like \u003ci\u003eA Is for Atom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConvoy\u003c\/i\u003e, it argues that films have both reflected existing beliefs and conjured new visions for Americans about the role of energy in their lives and their history. \u003cp\u003e The essays in this collection show how film provides a unique and informative lens to understand perceptions of energy production, consumption, and infrastructure networks. By placing films that prominently feature energy within historical context and analyzing them as historical objects, the contributing authors demonstrate how energy systems of all kinds are both integral to the daily life of Americans and inextricable from larger societal changes and global politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Lifset\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952271762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952271762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e West Virginia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Robert Lifset","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070006030591,"sku":"9781952271762","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31c4db00-75fa-4da5-a52f-e20a0686e7a2.jpg?v=1685427793","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-energy-cinema-robert-lifset-9781952271762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}