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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-100313313008

ISBN-139780313313004

eBay Product ID (ePID)1946169

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFilmography of American History

Publication Year2001

SubjectFilm / General, Popular Culture, Film / Genres / Historical, Film / History & Criticism

TypeTextbook

AuthorGrant Tracey

Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Social Science

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight24.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2001-033717

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"...an impressive achievement, not only for its meaty, thought-provoking mini-essays on each title (with time-code numbers for mentioned segments, no less!), but also for its attention to illuminating documentaries, great and small, that make perfect viewing companions to some of the better known movies. Definitely recommended."- Video Librarian, "Tracey annotates more than 200 films that portray pre-Civil War times to the present, giving information about the film's setting, plot summary, and cast, and materials for further reading. Film buffs will enjoy it; teachers wanting a resource about films that they can use in history, English, or film studies classes will welcome it. It would be an asset to any college or high school with a film study course or a building- or system- level professional collection of curriculum materials."- The Book Report, "...an impressive achievement, not only for its meaty, thought-provoking mini-essays on each title (with time-code numbers for mentioned segments, no less!), but also for its attention to illuminating documentaries, great and small, that make perfect viewing companions to some of the better known movies. Definitely recommended." Video Librarian, "Tracey annotates more than 200 films that portray pre-Civil War times to the present, giving information about the film's setting, plot summary, and cast, and materials for further reading. Film buffs will enjoy it; teachers wanting a resource about films that they can use in history, English, or film studies classes will welcome it. It would be an asset to any college or high school with a film study course or a building- or system- level professional collection of curriculum materials." The Book Report

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal632.95

Table Of ContentIntroduction 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 Inclusion into the American Dream, 1949-Present The Atomic Bomb, Cold War Paranoia, and the Expanding National Security State, 1946-Present Vietnam and the Things We Carry, 1954-Present The Counter Culture Rebellion and the Quest for Authenticity, 1961-Present Watergate, Political Cynicism, and Hope, 1972-Present Appendix: Multicultural Films Appendix: Woman-centered Films Title Index General Index

SynopsisContaining over 200 films, this resource is ideal for students, teachers, and other viewers who are interested in using films to enhance their knowledge of American historical events and periods. Along with traditional historical categories, such as the two World Wars, the Civil War, and the Great Depression, the book emphasizes immigrant, multicultural, and women-centered films to portray the fullness of the American experience. It also analyzes representations of people and events across different films for a variety of viewpoints, and considers how films reconfigure a past era through the issues of the day in which they were produced. For ease of use, the book is organized into time periods. Each entry contains: *the setting *director *cast *credits *the year of production *distributor Ratings are supplied to identify audience-appropriateness. The detailed narrative supplies a brief plot summary along with a thesis supported by strong examples from the film, such as excerpts of dialogue and factual details from history. The entries encourage readers to view the film through the lens of history and to consider it within the larger nexus of films listed in that particular chapter. Frequently, the historical focus considers both the time period depicted in the film and the time period in which it was made. The running times provide readers with a quick access to key scenes for further study. Each entry also concludes with sources for further reading, and indexes identify those films with multicultural and women's themes., Containing over 200 films, this resource is ideal for students, teachers, and other viewers who are interested in using films to enhance their knowledge of American historical events and periods. Along with traditional historical categories, such as the two World Wars, the Civil War, and the Great Depression, the book emphasizes immigrant, multicultural, and women-centered films to portray the fullness of the American experience. It also analyzes representations of people and events across different films for a variety of viewpoints, and considers how films reconfigure a past era through the issues of the day in which they were produced. For ease of use, the book is organized into time periods. Each entry contains: -the setting -director -cast -credits -the year of production -distributor Ratings are supplied to identify audience-appropriateness. The detailed narrative supplies a brief plot summary along with a thesis supported by strong examples from the film, such as excerpts of dialogue and factual details from history. The entries encourage readers to view the film through the lens of history and to consider it within the larger nexus of films listed in that particular chapter. Frequently, the historical focus considers both the time period depicted in the film and the time period in which it was made. The running times provide readers with a quick access to key scenes for further study. Each entry also concludes with sources for further reading, and indexes identify those films with multicultural and women's themes.

LC Classification NumberPN1995