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History on Film/Film on History
Robert A. Rosenstone
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History on Film/Film on History has established itself as a classic treatise on the historical film and its role in bringing the past to life. In the third 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. This 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 ... Read more
History on Film/Film on History has established itself as a classic treatise on the historical film and its role in bringing the past to life. In the third 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. This 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
History: Concepts, Theories and Practice
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138653337
SKU
V9781138653337
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About Robert A. Rosenstone
Robert A. Rosenstone is Professor Emeritus of History at the California Institute of Technology, USA. His award-winning biography of John Reed, Romantic Revolutionary (1975), was used as the basis of Warren Beatty's multiple Academy Award winner, Reds, on which Rosenstone served as historical consultant. His other publications include Visions of the Past: The Challenge of Film to Our Idea of ... Read more
Reviews for History on Film/Film on History
Robert Rosenstone's History on Film/Film on History in its third edition remains one of the few concise and comprehensible academic texts for use on the university level in courses that have history on film content. Rosenstone has been and continues to be a critical definer of this key interdisciplinary arena. As an introduction to history on film/film on history, this ... Read more