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Presidents in the Movies: American History and Politics on Screen (Evolving American Presidency)
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Description for Presidents in the Movies: American History and Politics on Screen (Evolving American Presidency)
Hardcover. Editor(s): Morgan, Iwan W. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 252 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
Cinematic depictions of real U.S. presidents from Abraham Lincoln to George W. Bush explore how Hollywood movies represent American history and politics on screen. Morgan and his contributors show how films blend myth and reality to present a positive message about presidents as the epitome of America's values and idealism until unpopular foreign wars in Vietnam and Iraq led to a darker portrayal of the imperial presidency, operated by Richard Nixon and Bush 43. This exciting new collection further considers how Hollywood has continually reinterpreted historically significant presidents, notably Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, to fit the ... Read more
Cinematic depictions of real U.S. presidents from Abraham Lincoln to George W. Bush explore how Hollywood movies represent American history and politics on screen. Morgan and his contributors show how films blend myth and reality to present a positive message about presidents as the epitome of America's values and idealism until unpopular foreign wars in Vietnam and Iraq led to a darker portrayal of the imperial presidency, operated by Richard Nixon and Bush 43. This exciting new collection further considers how Hollywood has continually reinterpreted historically significant presidents, notably Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, to fit the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
The Evolving American Presidency
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230113282
SKU
V9780230113282
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99-15
About N/A
Iwan W. Morgan is a Professor of US Studies and Head of US Programmes at the Institute of the Americas, University College London, UK.
Reviews for Presidents in the Movies: American History and Politics on Screen (Evolving American Presidency)
"The collaborators of this volume have focused on how real/actual presidents have been depicted in motion pictures and how those portraits have contributed to the historical reputation and image of the office holders. There is no end to the study and interest in the presidency in film. Every possible perspective on the topic of the presidency is of value these ... Read more