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American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film

By: Trevor McCrisken,Andrew Pepper

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American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film

By: Trevor McCrisken,Andrew Pepper

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.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813536219

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9780813536217

American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam

U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1974

By: Trevor McCrisken

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American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam

U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1974

By: Trevor McCrisken

American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam examines the influence of the belief in American exceptionalism on the history of U.S. foreign policy since the Vietnam War. Trevor B. McCrisken analyzes attempts by each post-Vietnam U.S. administration to revive the popular belief in exceptionalism both rhetorically and by pursuing foreign policy supposedly grounded in traditional American principles. He argues that exceptionalism consistently provided the framework for foreign policy discourse but that the conduct of foreign affairs was limited by the Vietnam syndrome.

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Springer

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1403948178

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9781403948175

The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump

By: Jon Herbert,Trevor McCrisken,Andrew Wroe

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The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump

By: Jon Herbert,Trevor McCrisken,Andrew Wroe

The presidency of Donald J. Trump is rather ordinary. Trump himself may be the most unusual, unorthodox and unconventional president the US has ever had. Yet, even with his extraordinary personality and approach to the job, his presidency is proving quite ordinary in its accomplishments and outcomes, both at home and abroad. Like most modern US presidents, the number and scope of Trump’s achievements are rather meager. Despite dramatic claims to a revolution in US politics, Trump simply has not achieved very much. Trump’s few policy achievements are also mostly mainstream Republican ones rather than the radical, anti-establishment, swamp-draining changes promised on the campaign trail. The populist insurgent who ran against Washington has followed a policy agenda largely in tune with conservative Republican traditions. The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump provides a detailed explanation for the discrepancy between Trump’s extraordinary approach and the relative mediocrity of his achievements. Ironically, it is precisely Trump’s extraordinariness as president that has helped render his presidency ordinary.

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American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film

By: Trevor McCrisken,Andrew Pepper

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American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam

U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1974

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The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump

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American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film

By: Trevor McCrisken

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American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film

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Hollywood has a growing fascination with America's past. This is evidenced in the release of a rash of films of this genre in the past 25 years. This book offers an analysis of how and why contemporary Hollywood films have sought to mediate American history. It is the first book to explore, comprehensively, the post-Cold War period of film-making, and to consider whether or how far contemporary films have begun to unravel the unifying myths of earlier films and periods. It also considers why such films are becoming increasingly integral to the ambitions of a globally-focused American film industry. The relationship between film and history - the way in which film mediates history and vice versa - is a complex one. In this book, the authors work from two main assumptions. First, that films revision events to challenge or, perhaps more typically, to reaffirm traditional historical interpretations. Second, that this process can only be understood in the context of contemporary debates about identity politics, America's role in world affairs, and the globalisation of the American film business. The book is structured by historical periods and includes chapters on: The American Revolution (Revolution, The Patriot) Slavery (Roots, Amistad) The Civil War (Gettysburg,Glory,Ride with the Devil, Cold Mountain) World War II (Saving Private Ryan, Thin Red Line, Pearl Harbor) Oliver Stone and the Decade of Trauma (Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Heaven and Earth, Nixon) Civil Rights and Black Nationalism (Panther, Mississippi Burning, The Hurricane, Malcolm X, Ali) American Interventionism (Three Kings, Black Hawk Down) Key Features Unique: the only book to provide comprehensive analysis of the relationship between film and American history in the post-Cold War era Topical: explores the relationship between cinema, representation and national identity Accessible: analyses a broad range of popular, mainstream films which engage with well-known historical events Uses cultural theory to help consider the complex relationship between film and history Engages with the contentious issue of the extent to which film distorts/ revisions historical 'truths

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147447084X

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Smoking Ears and Screaming Teeth

By: Trevor Norton

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Smoking Ears and Screaming Teeth

By: Trevor Norton

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0099533596

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Book's by Trevor McCrisken

American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film

American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film

American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam

American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam

The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump

The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump

American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film

American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film

American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam

American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam

The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump

The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump

American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film

American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film

Smoking Ears and Screaming Teeth

Smoking Ears and Screaming Teeth

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