Hollywood's America: Twentieth-century America Through Film - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405190035 ISBN 13: 9781405190039

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2010

Synopsis

Fully revised, updated, and extended, this compilation of interpretive essays and primary documents teaches students to read films as cultural artifacts within the contexts of actual past events.

• A new edition of this classic textbook, which ties movies into the broader narrative of US and film history
• Ten new articles which consider recently released films, as well as issues of gender and ethnicity
• Well–organized within a chronological framework with thematic treatments to provide a valuable resource for students of the history of American film
• Fourth edition includes completely new images throughout

About this title

Product Description:

Now fully revised and extended, the fourth edition of Hollywood's America uses classic films to guide students through key themes and topics in 20th-century American cultural, political, economic, and social history.

Review:

"The introduction alone fulfils the title′s promise, giving a well–structured history of cinema and society in the US in the 20th century." (Times Higher Education Supplement, 24 February 2011)

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1405190035
• ISBN 13: 9781405190039
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Mintz Steven, Roberts Randy W.