Latin American History At the Movies

Combining history with discussion of cinema, this book examines how film has portrayed five hundred years of Latin America history. An introduction on the visual presentation of the past sets the stage for essays that explore sixteen of the best feature films on Latin America from the perspective of historians.

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Edited by Donald F. Stevens

Summary

Combining history with discussion of cinema, this book examines how film has portrayed five hundred years of Latin America history. An introduction on the visual presentation of the past sets the stage for essays that explore sixteen of the best feature films on Latin America from the perspective of historians.

Product details

• Authors: Donald F. Stevens
• Assisted by: Donald F. Stevens (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2022
• EAN: 9781538152454
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-5245-4
• No. of pages: 346
• Series: Latin American Silhouettes
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Films, cinema, Caribbean islands, Politics & government, History of the Americas, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, Latin America - Mexico, Central America, South America