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Movies and American Society
Steven J. Ross
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Description for Movies and American Society
Paperback. This collection of thirteen essays and supporting primary documents explores how films have changed-and been changed by-American society. Each chapter covers a distinct period and contains an introduction, essay, discussion questions, primary documents, and suggestions for further reading and film screenings. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APFA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
The second edition of Movies and American Society is a comprehensive collection of essays and primary documents that explore the ways in which movies have changed—and been changed by—American society from 1905 to the present.
- Each chapter includes an introduction, discussion questions, an essay examining the issues of the period, primary documents, and a list of further reading and screenings
- Includes a new chapter on "American Film in the Age of Terror" and new essays for Chapter 9 ("Race, Violence, and Film") and Chapter 13 ("Hollywood Goes Global"), as well as updated Reading and Screenings sections
- Discusses all the major periods in ... Read more
- Demonstrates the unique influence of movies on all aspects of American culture, from ideology, politics, and gender to class, war, and race relations
- Engaging and accessible for students, with jargon-free essays and primary documents that show social practices and controversies as well as the fun and cultural influence of movies and movie-going
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780470673645
SKU
V9780470673645
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About Steven J. Ross
Steven J. Ross is Professor of History at the University of Southern California. He is co-director of the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities and author of Workers On the Edge: Work, Leisure, and Politics in Industrializing Cincinnati, 1788-1890 (1985), Working-Class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America (1998), and Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars ... Read more
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