Hollywood's America: Twentieth-Century America through film

Now fully revised and extended, the fourth edition of Hollywoods America usesclassic films to guide students through key themes and topics in 20th-centuryAmerican cultural, political, economic, and social history. The book providesstudents with the tools needed to read and interpret visual texts, including an introduction that traces the history of American film, a series of interpretive essays, primary sources that illuminate film history, and an extensive bibliography. New to this edition are ten articles which cover recently releasedfilms, enhanced consideration of issues of gender and ethnicity, and a completely updated set of images. From Charlie Chaplins silent films to Gone with the Wind to Saving Private Ryan, Hollywoods America provides a comprehensive look at American history through film and is a valuable resource for students andinstructors of the subject alike.Steven Mintz is the Director of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Teaching Center at Columbia University. He is the author and editor of 13 books, including Hucks Raft: A History of American Childhood (2004), which received the Association of American Publishers R.R. Hawkins Award for the Outstanding Scholarly Book of 2004, and the Organization of American Historians 2004 Merle Curti Award for the best book in social history. He is the editor of African American Voices, Fourth Edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), Mexican American Voices, Second Edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), and Native American Voices, Second Edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2000). Randy W. Roberts is Distinguished Professor ofHistory at Purdue University and specializes in recent US history, US sports history, and the history of popular culture. He is the author of Where the Domino Fell: America and Vietnam, Fifth Edition (with James S. Olson, Wiley-Blackwell, 2006), Charles A. Lindbergh: The Power and Peril of Celebrity 1927-1941 (with David Welky, Wiley-Blackwell 2003), Jack Dempsey: The Manassa Mauler (2003), A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory (with James S. Olson, 2001), But They Cant Beat Us: Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers (1999), My Lai: A Brief History with Documents (with James S. Olson, 1998), JohnWayne American (with James S. Olson, 1996), and Winning is the Only Thing: Sports in America since 1945 (with James S. Olson, 1991).

• ISBN: 978-1-4051-9003-9
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 416
• Fecha Publicación: 19/03/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés