American politics in Hollywood film / Ian Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, Ian, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Political aspects--United States.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this second edition of American Politics in Hollywood Film, Ian Scott takes up his analysis of political content and ideology through movies and contends that American culture and the institutional process continues to be portrayed, debated and influenced by a whole series of films.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION:'WE'RE LIVING YOUR SCRIPTS'; Chapter 1 FILM, IDEOLOGY AND AMERICAN POLITICS; Chapter 2 POLITICAL FILMS IN THE CLASSIC STUDIO ERA; Chapter 3 HOLLYWOOD ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL; Chapter 4 ACTION, CONSPIRACY AND PARANOIA IN HOLLYWOOD POLITICAL FILMS; Chapter 5 POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY IN FILM; Chapter 6 HOLLYWOOD AND AMERICA IN THE NEW FOREIGN POLICY ERA; Chapter 7 HOLLYWOOD AND CONTEMPORARY DOMESTIC POLITICS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613221667

9781283221665

1283221667

9780748646289

0748646280

OCLC:

731646873