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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456992603321

Autore

Scott Ian <1954->

Titolo

American politics in Hollywood film [[electronic resource] /] / Ian Scott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-22166-7

9786613221667

0-7486-4628-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

791.43658

Soggetti

Politics in motion pictures

Motion pictures - Political aspects - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION:'WE'RE LIVING YOUR SCRIPTS'; Chapter 1 FILM, IDEOLOGY AND AMERICAN POLITICS; Chapter 2 POLITICAL FILMS IN THE CLASSIC STUDIO ERA; Chapter 3 HOLLYWOOD ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL; Chapter 4 ACTION, CONSPIRACY AND PARANOIA IN HOLLYWOOD POLITICAL FILMS; Chapter 5 POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY IN FILM; Chapter 6 HOLLYWOOD AND AMERICA IN THE NEW FOREIGN POLICY ERA; Chapter 7 HOLLYWOOD AND CONTEMPORARY DOMESTIC POLITICS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

In this second edition of American Politics in Hollywood Film, Ian Scott takes up his analysis of political content and ideology through movies and contends that American culture and the institutional process continues to be portrayed, debated and influenced by a whole series of films.