{"product_id":"the-history-on-film-reader-9780415462198","title":"The History on Film Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eHistorical film studies is a burgeoning field, with a large and ever growing number of publications from across the globe. \u003cem\u003eThe History on Film Reader\u003c\/em\u003e distils this mass of work, offering readers an introduction to just under thirty of the most critical and representative writings on the relationship between film and history. Films discussed include: \u003cem\u003eGladiator\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Forrest Gump\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Pan's Labyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTitanic\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Life is Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThematically structured, this \u003cem\u003eReader\u003c\/em\u003e offers an overview of the varying ways scholars see film as contributing to our understanding of history, from their relationship with written histories, to their particular characteristics and their role in education, indoctrination and entertainment. It draws together the contributions of scholars from a variety of fields, such as Pierre Sorlin, Natalie Zemon Davis, Robert Rosenstone, Marcia Landy, Hayden White, Jean Baudrillard, Roland Barthes, Philip Rosen, Roy Rosenzweig and David Thelen. Together, these writings represent a novel combination of insights from film theory, cultural studies, historiography, the history of cinema and film promotion and reception.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluding an introduction which describes the field of historical film studies, section introductions which contextualize the chapters and a filmography, this is an essential collection for all those interested in the relationship between history and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marnie Hughes-Warrington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.80w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415462198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarnie Hughes-Warrington\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in Modern History at Macquarie University. She is the author of '\u003cem\u003eHow Good an Historian Shall I Be?\u003c\/em\u003e'(2003), \u003cem\u003eHistory Goes to the Movies\u003c\/em\u003e (2007), and \u003cem\u003eFifty Key Thinkers on History\u003c\/em\u003e (2008), and is the editor of \u003cem\u003ePalgrave Advances in World Histories\u003c\/em\u003e (2005). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43211507728499,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":108.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9826c9fc-61aa-4575-af37-bdfb7ee5f1ca.jpg?v=1753186559","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-history-on-film-reader-9780415462198","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}