{"product_id":"hollywood-film-musical-barry-keith-grant-9781405182522","title":"Hollywood Film Musical","description":"This revealing history of the American film musical synthesizes the critical literature on the genre and provides a series of close analytical readings of iconic musical films, focusing on their cultural relationship to other aspects of American popular music.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a depth of scholarship that will appeal to students and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeads a crucial analysis of the cultural context of musicals, particularly the influence of popular music on the genre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelves into critical issues behind these films such as race, gender, ideology, and authorship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures close readings of canonical and neglected film musicals from the 1930s to the present including: \u003ci\u003eTop Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSingin' in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWoodstock\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGimme Shelter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAcross the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Keith Grant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405182520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405182522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012","brand":"Barry Keith Grant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064571982079,"sku":"9781405182522","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fffbe916-2878-49e7-b1c8-42566ffe3ed2.jpg?v=1685396275","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hollywood-film-musical-barry-keith-grant-9781405182522","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}