| Description |
xii, 336 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
America before the Civil War -- The Civil War, 1861-1865 -- The way west and America's two solitudes, 1840-1900 -- The country versus the city: the agrarian and industrial conflict, 1870-1940 -- Immigration and the challenge to Anglo-conformity, 1885-1961 -- World war one and goodbye to all that, 1916-1933 -- The Great Depression, documentary expression, and representing the previously unrepresented, 1929-1967 -- World War Two and the individual versus the collective, 1933-1950s -- Postwar alienation and despair, 1946-1962 -- Civil rights and the battle for the inclusion into the American dream, 1949-present -- The atomic bomb, Cold War paranoia, and the expanding national security state, 1946-Present -- Viet Nam and the things we carry, 1954-present -- The counterculture rebellion and the quest for authenticity, 1961-Present -- Watergate, political cynicism, and hope, 1972-present -- Appendix 1: Multicultural films -- Appendix 2: Woman-centered films. |
| Subject |
Historical films -- United States -- History and criticism.
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United States -- In motion pictures.
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Motion pictures and history.
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| ISBN |
0313313008 alkaline paper |
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