{"product_id":"war-and-film-in-america-marilyn-j-matelski-9780786416738","title":"War and Film in America: Historical and Critical Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e America's chief exports are war and entertainment; combined, they are the war films viewed all over the world. The film industry is a partner of the government; American film shapes the ways in which both Americans and others view war. The authors herein explore differing film perspectives across five decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The essays, written especially for this volume, explore topics such as frontier justice, Cold War fervor, government-sponsored terrorism, the \"back-to-Nam\" films, films as a venue for propaganda, and war's far-reaching effects on personal values, family relationships, and general civility. The movies used in these analyses vary from conventional battle epics like \u003ci\u003eBridge on the River Kwai\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Green Berets\u003c\/i\u003e to motion pictures with a war motif either as part of the story (\u003ci\u003eThe Way We Were\u003c\/i\u003e) or as a historical setting (\u003ci\u003eThe Graduate\u003c\/i\u003e). Some of the films are satirical (\u003ci\u003eDr. Strangelove\u003c\/i\u003e); some are propagandistic (\u003ci\u003eThe Alamo, Big Jim McLain\u003c\/i\u003e). Other films include \u003ci\u003eBlack Hawk Down, True Lies, The Deer Hunter, Patriot Games\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet There Be Light.\u003c\/i\u003e\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 Marilyn J. Matelski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786416734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786416738\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 08\/04\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.58w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 915","brand":"Marilyn J. Matelski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46806947201279,"sku":"9780786416738","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_064ba425-1b24-4d8f-bb53-865747021618.jpg?v=1745378141","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/war-and-film-in-america-marilyn-j-matelski-9780786416738","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}