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Hollywood's West
Hollywood's West examines popular perceptions of the frontier as a defining feature of American identity and history. Seventeen essays by prominent film scholars illuminate the …
Hollywood As Historian
"e;A commendably comprehensive analysis of the issue of Hollywood's ability to shape our minds . . . invigorating reading."e; ?BooklistFilm has exerted a pervasive …
Why We Fought
A “wide-ranging and sophisticated anthology” comparing theaters of war to wars in the movie theater (Dennis Showalter, author of Patton and Rommel). Why We Fought makes a powerful …
Columbia Companion to American History on Film
American history has always been an irresistible source of inspiration for filmmakers, and today, for good or ill, most Americans'sense of the past likely comes more from Hollywood …
America Reflected
Hollywood As Historian
Motion picture images have influenced the American mind since the earliest days of film, and many thoughtful people are becoming ever more concerned about that influence, as about …
Hollywood's White House
" Winner of the 2003 Ray and Pat Browne Book Award, given by the Popular Culture Association The contributors to Hollywood's White House examine the historical accuracy of these …
Hollywood's White House
From action flicks to biopics to SNL skits, how presidents are portrayed on screen: “An interesting study of the real presidency and the reel presidency.” —USA Today Magazine …
Shakespeare's Theories of Blood, Character, and Class
"Shakespeare's Theories of Blood, Character, and Class" is a collection of essays that explores the works of Shakespeare by applying David Shelley Berkeley's approach to them as …
Hollywood's Indian
Offering both in-depth analyses of specific films and overviews of the industry's output, Hollywood's Indian provides insightful characterizations of the depiction of the Native …