{"product_id":"history-on-filmfilm-on-history-9781032455389","title":"History on FilmFilm on History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistory on Film\/Film on History\u003c\/em\u003e has established itself as a classic treatise on the historical film and its role in bringing the past to life. In the fourth edition of this widely acclaimed text, Robert A. Rosenstone argues that to leave history films out of the discussion of the meaning of the past is to ignore a major means of understanding historical events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines what history films convey about the past and how they convey it, demonstrating the need to learn how to read and understand this new visual world and integrating detailed analysis of films such as \u003cem\u003eSchindler's List\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGlory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOctober\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eReds\u003c\/em\u003e. Advocating for the dramatic feature as a legitimate way of doing history, this edition includes a new Preface and a new chapter that focuses on films produced in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, India, and East Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining the codes and conventions of how these films tell us about the past and providing \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the series \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the fourth edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the third edition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the second edition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 History on film \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 To see the past \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Mainstream drama \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Innovative drama \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Documentary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Telling lives \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Film-maker\/historian \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Engaging the discourse \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9 The view from 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Beyond the West\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Film on history \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuide to key reading \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019065229655,"sku":"9781032455389","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032455389.jpg?v=1750779191","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/history-on-filmfilm-on-history-9781032455389","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}