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American war cinema and media since Vietnam : politics, ideology, and class

Title
American war cinema and media since Vietnam : politics, ideology, and class / by Patricia Keeton and Peter Scheckner.
Author
Keeton, Patricia, 1946-
Publication
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

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Scheckner, Peter, 1943-
Description
ix, 264 pages; 23 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index.
Contents
Pt. 1. Evolution of American war cinema and media since Vietnam -- Introduction: American war cinema and media since Vietnam: politics, ideology, and class -- The worker as warrior: social class and political betrayal in literature from Homer to Heller -- Resurrecting the good war -- Culture wars and war: gender, race and class -- The role of media: from the manufacture of consent to the manufacture of dissent -- pt. 2. Representations of workers as warriors in contemporary war cinema and media -- Class and politics: contemporary American war films and first person shooter video war games -- Ideological negotiation in the combat film -- The returning veteran and the home front melodrama -- Iraq and Afghanistan war films: where is the ruling class? -- Alternative media and representations of war -- pt. 3. Appendices -- Master list of films since 1973 (alphabetical by title with release date) -- Chronology by year: historical events and relevant films and media.
Call Number
MFL 13-6777
ISBN
  • 9781137277886 (alk. paper)
  • 1137277882 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2013006677
OCLC
838194961
Author
Keeton, Patricia, 1946-
Title
American war cinema and media since Vietnam : politics, ideology, and class / by Patricia Keeton and Peter Scheckner.
Publisher
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index.
Added Author
Scheckner, Peter, 1943-
Research Call Number
MFL 13-6777
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