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Hollywood's America: Understanding History Through Film
Contributor(s): Mintz, Steven (Author), Roberts, Randy W. (Author), Welky, David (Author)
ISBN: 1118976495     ISBN-13: 9781118976494
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $70.06  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Modern - 20th Century
- Performing Arts | Film - General
Dewey: 791.436
LCCN: 2015036874
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" (1.55 lbs) 448 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
 
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Publisher Description:

Fully revised, updated, and extended, the fifth edition of Hollywood's America provides an important compilation of interpretive essays and primary documents that allows 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
  • This fifth edition contains nine new chapters, with a greater overall emphasis on recent film history, and new primary source documents which are unavailable online
  • Entries range from the first experiments with motion pictures all the way to the present day
  • Well-organized within a chronological framework with thematic treatments to provide a valuable resource for students of the history of American film