{"product_id":"american-film-and-society-since-1945-9781440859458","title":"American Film and Society since 1945","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Steven Spielberg''s \u003ci\u003eLincoln\u003c\/i\u003e to Clint Eastwood''s \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sniper\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/b\u003eOne of the few authoritative books about American film and society, Praeger''s \u003ci\u003eAmerican Film and Society since 1945\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Readers will better understand the explicit and hidden meanings of films and apprec\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilm studies programs will find this to be an indispensable tome, and public libraries will value the book's significant analyses and perceptions about both American society and its film industry. * ARBA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Fifth Edition Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 The 1940s 3 The 1950s 4 The 1960s 5 The 1970s 6 The 1980s 7 The 1990s 8 2000–2009 9 The 2010s Selected Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019842158935,"sku":"9781440859458","price":33.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781440859458.jpg?v=1750781441","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-film-and-society-since-1945-9781440859458","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}