The Cold War on Film
Published on 12. July 2021
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-4408-7212-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Cold War on Film illustrates how to use film as a teaching tool. It stands on its own as an account of both the war and the major films that have depicted it.
Memories of the Cold War have often been shaped by the popular films that depict it-for example, The Manchurian Candidate, The Hunt for Red October, and Charlie Wilson's War, among others. The Cold War on Film examines how the Cold War has been portrayed through a selection of 10 iconic films that represent it through dramatization and storytelling, as opposed to through documentary footage.
The book includes an introduction to the war's history and a timeline of events. Each of the 10 chapters that follow focuses on a specific Cold War film. Chapters offer a uniquely detailed level of historical context for the films, weighing their depiction of events against the historical record and evaluating how well or how poorly those films reflected the truth and shaped public memory and discourse over the war. A comprehensive annotated bibliography of print and electronic sources aids students and teachers in further research.
Memories of the Cold War have often been shaped by the popular films that depict it-for example, The Manchurian Candidate, The Hunt for Red October, and Charlie Wilson's War, among others. The Cold War on Film examines how the Cold War has been portrayed through a selection of 10 iconic films that represent it through dramatization and storytelling, as opposed to through documentary footage.
The book includes an introduction to the war's history and a timeline of events. Each of the 10 chapters that follow focuses on a specific Cold War film. Chapters offer a uniquely detailed level of historical context for the films, weighing their depiction of events against the historical record and evaluating how well or how poorly those films reflected the truth and shaped public memory and discourse over the war. A comprehensive annotated bibliography of print and electronic sources aids students and teachers in further research.
Reviews / Votes
Thoroughly researched and written in an informative and accessible style, this is a great resource for students of both film and American history as well as popular culture. * Booklist Online * Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates, including students in technical programs; general readers. * Choice *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4408-7212-9 (9781440872129)
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Person
Paul Frazier, PhD, is associate professor of history at Gateway Community and Technical College.
Content
Series Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chronology
1. The Third Man (1949)
2. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
3. From Russia with Love (1963)
4. The Right Stuff (1983)
5. The Hunt for Red October (1990)
6. Thirteen Days (2000)
7. Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
8. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
9. The Americans (2013-2018)
10. Bridge of Spies (2015)
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chronology
1. The Third Man (1949)
2. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
3. From Russia with Love (1963)
4. The Right Stuff (1983)
5. The Hunt for Red October (1990)
6. Thirteen Days (2000)
7. Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
8. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
9. The Americans (2013-2018)
10. Bridge of Spies (2015)
Bibliography
Index