American Film And Society Since 1945

From Steven Spielbergs Lincoln To Clint Eastwoods American Sniper, This Fifth Edition Of This Classic Film Study Text Adds Even More Recent Films And Examines How These Movies Depict And Represent The Feelings And Values Of American Society. One Of The Few Authoritative Books About American Film And Society, Praegers American Film And Society Since 1945 Combines Accessible, Fun-to-read Text With A Detailed, Insightful, And Scholarly Political And Social Analysis That Thoroughly Explores The Relationship Of American Film To Society And Provides Essential Historical Context. The Historical Overview Provides A Capsule Analysis Of Both American And Hollywood History For The Most Recent Decade As Well As Past Eras, In Which Topics Like American Realism; Vietnam, Counterculture Revolutions, And 1960s Films; And Hollywood Depictions Of Big Business Like Wall Street Are Covered.