{"product_id":"american-film-history-cynthia-lucia-9781118475133","title":"American Film History: Selected Readings, Origins to 1960","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis authoritative collection of introductory and specialized readings explores the rich and innovative history of this period in American cinema. Spanning an essential range of subjects from the early 1900s Nickelodeon to the decline of the studio system in the 1960s, it combines a broad historical context with careful readings of individual films.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharts the rise of film in early twentieth-century America from its origins to 1960, exploring mainstream trends and developments, along with topics often relegated to the margins of standard film histories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers diverse issues ranging from silent film and its iconic figures such as Charlie Chaplin, to the coming of sound and the rise of film genres, studio moguls, and, later, the Production Code and Cold War Blacklist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned with both students and scholars in mind: each section opens with an historical overview and includes chapters that provide close, careful readings of individual films clustered around specific topics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessibly structured by historical period, offering valuable cultural, social, and political contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains careful, close analysis of key filmmakers and films from the era including D.W. Griffith, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Erich von Stroheim, Cecil B. DeMille, \u003ci\u003eDon Juan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jazz Singer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Scarface, Red Dust, Glorifying the American Girl, Meet Me in St. Louis, Citizen Kane, Bambi, \u003c\/i\u003eFrank Capra's \u003ci\u003eWhy We Fight\u003c\/i\u003eseries, \u003ci\u003eThe Strange Love of Martha Ivers, Rebel Without a Cause, Force of Evil, \u003c\/i\u003e and selected American avant-garde and underground films, among many others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdditional online resources such as sample syllabi, which include suggested readings and filmographies for both general specialized courses, will be available online.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMay be used alongside \u003ci\u003eAmerican Film History: Selected Readings, 1960 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e, to provide an authoritative study of American cinema through the new millennium\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia Lucia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1118475135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118475133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 7.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Cynthia Lucia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202784674047,"sku":"9781118475133","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed840a08-f473-4457-9ccd-8a32308e1931.jpg?v=1756833401","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-film-history-cynthia-lucia-9781118475133","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}