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Race, War, and the Cinematic Myth of America - Dust That Never Settles

English · Hardback

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This book examines how Hollywood has promoted the myth of the American White male savior and the way in which this myth has negatively affected people of color throughout U.S. history.

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Acknowledgments
Author's Note
Chapter 1: From Spurs To Capes
Chapter 2: A Myth Of America
Chapter 3: The Myth Made Flesh - John Wayne
Chapter 4: The Segregationist Blockbusters
Chapter 5: The New Western Frontier
Chapter 6: Birth of a Genre
Chapter 7: The Post-September 11th Comic Book Movie
Chapter 8: Theories of Conspiracy
Chapter 9: World War without End
Bibliography
Appendix
List of Illustrations
About the Author


About the author

Eric Trenkamp is assistant chair for the Film/Video Department at the Pratt Institute.

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