{"product_id":"american-history-and-contemporary-hollywood-trevor-mccrisken-9780813536217","title":"American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eHollywood has always been fascinated by America's past, but never more so than in the past fifteen years. Bringing exciting new perspectives to how and why Hollywood has sought to repicture American history, this book offers analysis of more than twenty mainstream contemporary films, including \u003ci\u003eThe Patriot, Amistad, Glory, Ride with the Devil, Cold Mountain, Saving Private Ryan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThin Red Line\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pearl Harbor, U-571, Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Heaven and Earth, JFK, Nixon, Malcolm X, Ali, Black Hawk Down, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Three Kings.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth authoritative and engaging, \u003ci\u003eAmerican History and Contemporary Hollywood Film\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to comprehensively explore the post-cold war period of filmmaking, and to navigate the complex ways that film mediates history-sometimes challenging or questioning, but more frequently reaffirming traditional interpretations. The authors consider why such films are becoming increasingly integral to the ambitions of a globally focused American film industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured by historical periods, chapters cover significant events and eras such as the American Revolution, slavery and the Civil War, World War II, the sixties and seventies, civil rights and black nationalism, the Vietnam War, and post-cold war global conflicts. The lessons learned from the examples will be illuminating for general readers and college students alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Trevor McCrisken, Andrew Pepper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813536219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813536217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.18w x 0.50d","brand":"Trevor McCrisken","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926404137215,"sku":"9780813536217","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_efa18024-f7b3-4569-be5d-d58bdd8c413f.jpg?v=1681082897","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-history-and-contemporary-hollywood-trevor-mccrisken-9780813536217","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}