{"product_id":"planet-of-the-apes-as-eric-greene-9780786426638","title":"Planet of the Apes as American Myth: Race and Politics in the Films and Television Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e How do political conflicts shape popular culture? This book explores that question by analyzing how the \u003ci\u003ePlanet of the Apes\u003c\/i\u003e films functioned both as entertaining adventures and as apocalyptic political commentary. Informative and thought provoking, the book demonstrates how this enormously popular series of secular myths used images of racial and ecological crisis to respond to events like the Cold War, the race riots of the 1960s, the Civil Rights movement, the Black Power movement, and the Vietnam War. The work utilizes interviews with key filmmakers and close readings of the five \u003ci\u003eApes\u003c\/i\u003e films and two television series to trace the development of the series' theme of racial conflict in the context of the shifting ideologies of race during the sixties and seventies. The book also observes that today, amid growing concerns over race relations, the resurgent popularity of \u003ci\u003eApes\u003c\/i\u003e and Twentieth Century--Fox's upcoming film may again make \u003ci\u003ePlanet of the Apes\u003c\/i\u003e a pop culture phenomenon that asks who we are and where we are going.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Greene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786426632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786426638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.10h x 8.94w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 291","brand":"Eric Greene","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926034809087,"sku":"9780786426638","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_046cd41e-431f-4e91-8a61-1982e5e535e4.jpg?v=1681080817","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/planet-of-the-apes-as-eric-greene-9780786426638","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}