American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film: From 1492 to Three Kings

From: Film International | Date: July 1, 2006| Author: Coyne, Michael | Copyright information

American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film: From 1492 to Three Kings, Andrew Pepper and Trevor McCrisken, (2005) Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 224 pp., ISBN 0748614907 (pbk), £16.99

MCCRISKEN AND Pepper's new book adds to the burgeoning literature on how hollywood movies represent, contsruct and reflect issues of US national identity through filmic re-creations of the American past. Overall, this is an accessible, enjoyable study of movies dealing with events from Ameri...

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