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Presidents in the Movies : American History and Politics on Screen /

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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 Ameri...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Morgan, Iwan W. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Evolving American presidency.
Subjects:
History.
Cultural History.
European Politics.
Film History.
Film and Television Studies.
History of the Americas.
Political Science.
Civilization > History.
Motion pictures and television.
Motion pictures > History.
Political science.
America > History.
Europe > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages)
ISBN:9780230117112
DOI:10.1057/9780230117112