Presidents in the Movies: American History and Politics on Screen (2011) (The Evolving American Presidency)
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- Synopsis
- 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 times in which movies about them were made.
- Copyright:
- 2011
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780230117112
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780230113282
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan US, New York
- Date of Addition:
- 12/09/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Iwan W. Morgan
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- I. Morgan
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