Hollywood and War, The Film Reader - Brossura

Slocum, J. David

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ISBN 10: 0415367808 ISBN 13: 9780415367806

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2006

Riassunto

Discussing such classic films as Sergeant York, Air Force, and All Quiet on the Western Front, as well as more modern blockbusters like Apocalypse Now and Saving Private Ryan, this outstanding volume focuses on Hollywood and its production of war films.

Topics covered include:

• the early formation of war cinema
• the apotheosis of the Hollywood war film
• the ascendancy of ambivalence
• Hollywood and the war since Vietnam
• war as a way of seeing.

For any student of film studies or American cultural studies, this is a valuable companion.

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Informazioni sull'autore

J. David Slocum is Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science and Visiting Associate Professor of Cinema Studies in the Tisch School of Arts, both at New York University. His previous edited collections include Terrorism, Media, Liberation (2005), Rebel Without a Cause (2005) and Violence and American Cinema (2001).

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0415367808
• ISBN 13: 9780415367806
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 384
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania