Movies and American society / 
edited by Steven J. Ross. 
 - Second Edition. 
 - xvi, 397 pages ;  23 cm. 
 - Wiley Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> The second edition of Movies and American Society is a comprehensive collection of essays and primary documents that explore the ways in which movies have changed—and been changed by—American society from 1905 to the present.<br/><br/>Each chapter includes an introduction, discussion questions, an essay examining the issues of the period, primary documents, and a list of further reading and screenings<br/>Includes a new chapter on “American Film in the Age of Terror” and new essays for Chapter 9 (“Race, Violence, and Film”) and Chapter 13 (“Hollywood Goes Global”), as well as updated Reading and Screenings sections<br/>Discusses all the major periods in American film history from the first nickelodeons to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the globalization of Hollywood<br/>Demonstrates the unique influence of movies on all aspects of American culture, from ideology, politics, and gender to class, war, and race relations<br/>Engaging and accessible for students, with jargon-free essays and primary documents that show social practices and controversies as well as the fun and cultural influence of movies and movie-going. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470673645 (pb) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion pictures--History.--United States<br/>Cine --Historia--Estados Unidos <br/>Motion pictures--Social aspects--United States.<br/>Cine--Aspectos sociales--Estados Unidos<br/>Cine--Condiciones sociales --Estados Unidos--Siglo XX<br/>Cine--Condiciones sociales --Estados Unidos--Siglo XXI
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 1993.5  / M935 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.430973