American Film and Society since 1945, 5th Edition (Hardcover, 5th Revised edition)

From Steven Spielberg's Lincoln to Clint Eastwood's American Sniper, this fifth edition of this classic film study text adds even more recent films and examines how these movies depict and represent the feelings and values of American society. One of the few authoritative books about American film and society, Praeger's American Film and Society since 1945 combines accessible, fun-to-read text with a detailed, insightful, and scholarly political and social analysis that thoroughly explores the relationship of American film to society and provides essential historical context. The historical overview provides a "capsule analysis" of both American and Hollywood history for the most recent decade as well as past eras, in which topics like American realism; Vietnam, counterculture revolutions, and 1960s films; and Hollywood depictions of big business like Wall Street are covered. Readers will better understand the explicit and hidden meanings of films and appreciate the effects of the passion and personal engagement that viewers experience with films. This new edition prominently features a new chapter on American and Hollywood history from 2010 to 2017, giving readers an expanded examination of a breadth of culturally and socially important modern films that serves student research or pleasure reading. The coauthors have also included additional analysis of classic films such as To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and A Face in the Crowd (1957). Analyzes major political and social currents during the decade and examines how Hollywood film dealt with these events and developments Provides a political overview of the decade in film since the last edition of Praeger's American Film and Society Since 1945 Presents entries organized chronologically, by decades from 1945 to the present, making it easy for readers to quickly find information on films that interest them

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2018
Authors:	Leonard Quart • Albert Auster
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	363
Edition:	5th Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4408-3321-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Promotions
LSN:	1-4408-3321-4
Barcode:	9781440833212

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