{"product_id":"the-hollywood-historical-film-robert-burgoyne-9781405146029","title":"The Hollywood Historical Film","description":"A comprehensive analysis of the historical film--a popular and controversial genre that's been with us since the early days of cinema--and Hollywood's unique ability to reshape our viewpoints while it sensually recreates the past. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a complete guide to the unique characteristics of historical film, distinguishing among sub-genres such as historical epics, war films, biographies, topical films, and meta-historic works like \u003ci\u003eNixon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJFK\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers detailed analyses of groundbreaking films such as \u003ci\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSchindler's List\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUnited 93\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the dual role of the historical film to entertain and educate, with its tendency to arouse critical and popular controversy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStimulates discussion about Hollywood's power to persuade and reshape our views of the past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Burgoyne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405146028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405146029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.43w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2008 pg. 319","brand":"Robert Burgoyne","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44756700561663,"sku":"9781405146029","price":132.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7533457b-1a70-46a1-bd84-dbb73e63ab65.jpg?v=1706593636","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hollywood-historical-film-robert-burgoyne-9781405146029","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}