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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796383403321

Autore

Heryman John

Titolo

Politics, hollywood style : American politics in film from Mr. Smith to Selma / / John Heryman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

1-4985-5193-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 pages)

Collana

Politics, Literature, & Film

Disciplina

791.43658

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Political aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Why and how political films matter -- The depression era -- Post-war and cold war -- The height of the Cold War -- Challenging political powers -- The political lull of the "Me Generation" -- The return of the political film -- The War on terror and beyond -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book analyzes major films about the American political process since the 1930s. It considers the films' major themes about politics, ideology, and representation of race and gender over the past several decades"--