American history and contemporary Hollywood film. ([2019?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Trevor B. McCrisken and Andrew Pepper.
• Other Names: McCrisken, Trevor, 1968-; Pepper, Andrew, 1969-
• Contents: Intro -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Lessons from Hollywood's American Revolution: Revolution -- The Patriot -- 2 Rattlig the chains of history: Steven Spielberg's Amistad and 'telling everyone's story': Roots -- Amistad -- 3 Hollywood's Civil War dilemma: to imagine or unrael the nation?: Gettsburg -- Glory -- Ride with the Devil -- Cold Mountain -- 4 Saving the Good War: Hollywood and World War II in the post-Cold War world: Saving Private Ryan -- The Thin Red Line -- U-571 -- Pearl Harbour -- 5 Oliver Stone and the decade of trauma: Platoon Born on the Fourth of July -- Heaven and Earth -- JFK -- Nixon -- 6 From Civil Rights to Black Nationalism: Hollywood v. black America?: Panther -- Mississippi Burning -- The Hurricanel Malcom X -- Ali -- Hollywood's post-Cold War history: the 'righteousness' of American interventionism: Three Kings -- Black Hawk Down -- Select Bibliography -- Index
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 227 pages)
• Subjects: 791.43658; Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Historical films -- United States -- History and criticism; PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- General; PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / General; Historical films; Motion pictures; Historischer Film; USA; Music, Dance, Drama & Film; Film; United States -- In motion pictures; United States; Los Angeles- Hollywood; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781474470841
• Related ISBNs: 147447084X; 9780748614899; 0748614893; 9780748614905; 0748614907
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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