American history and contemporary Hollywood film
By: Trevor B. McCrisken and Andrew Pepper.
Contributors: Pepper, Andrew.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Motion pictures and history; Historical films -- United States -- History and criticism; United States -- In motion pictures
Description: Hollywood has a growing fascination with America's past. This book offers an analysis of how and why contemporary Hollywood films have sought to mediate American history. It considers whether or how far contemporary films have begun to unravel the unifying myths of earlier films and periods.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-215) and index.

Cloth ed. avail. GBP 45.00 0-7486-1489-3