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MOVIES AND AMERICAN SOCIETY
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| By: |
Steven J. Ross |
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Paperback |
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£50.95 |
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£45.86 |
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£5.09 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0470673648 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780470673645 |
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| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
28 January, 2014 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Series: |
Wiley Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History |
| Pages: |
416 |
| Description: |
This collection of thirteen essays and supporting primary documents explores how films have changed and been changed by American society. Each chapter covers a distinct period and contains an introduction, essay, discussion questions, primary documents, and suggestions for further reading and film screenings. |
| Synopsis: |
The second edition of Movies and American Society is a comprehensive collection of essays and primary documents that explore the ways in which movies have changed and been changed by American society from 1905 to the present. * Each chapter includes an introduction, discussion questions, an essay examining the issues of the period, primary documents, and a list of further reading and screenings * Includes a new chapter on American Film in the Age of Terror and new essays for Chapter 9 ( Race, Violence, and Film ) and Chapter 13 ( Hollywood Goes Global ), as well as updated Reading and Screenings sections * Discusses all the major periods in American film history from the first nickelodeons to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the globalization of Hollywood * Demonstrates the unique influence of movies on all aspects of American culture, from ideology, politics, and gender to class, war, and race relations * Engaging and accessible for students, with jargon-free essays and primary documents that show social practices and controversies as well as the fun and cultural influence of movies and movie-going |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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