Projecting the End of the American Dream : Hollywood's Visions of U.S. Decline online

• Author: Gordon B. Arnold
• Date: 09 Apr 2013
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Original Languages: English
• Format: Hardback::279 pages
• ISBN10: 0313385637
• ISBN13: 9780313385636
• Dimension: 162.56x 236.22x 22.86mm::589.67g
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Projecting the End of the American Dream : Hollywood's Visions of U.S. Decline online. "Projecting the End of the American Dream: Hollywood's Visions of U.S. Decline" combines film history, social history, and political history to reveal important themes in the unfolding American narrative. Discussions focus on a wide variety of films, including "Rambo," "Planet of the Apes," and "Easy Rider. This provocative book reveals how Hollywood films reflect our deepest fears and anxieties as a country, often recording our political beliefs and cultural conditions while underscoring the darker side of the American way of life.