Arnold Schwarzenegger - A Biography

Informationen zum Autor Louise Krasniewicz , PhD, is an anthropologist at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Michael Blitz is professor of English and chair of interdisciplinary studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York. He is coauthor of Arnold Schwarzenegger: A Biography and Johnny Depp: A Biography . Klappentext From his role in The Terminator to his more recent work as Governator of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has played a major role in American popular culture. This accessible and entertaining biography traces the trajectory of Arnold's career-sports figure turned movie star turned entrepreneur turned politician. Elected as governor of California in 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger now dramatically and vividly represents the determination and, to a great extent, the relentlessness necessary for achieving great fame, political power, and iconic status. While many readers will have read about his benchmark achievements, this biography will reveal the surprising complexities behind the public scenes and put them into a larger cultural context. Photos and a timeline of significant events round out this insightful biography.From his role in The Terminator to his more recent work as Governator of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has played a major role in American popular culture. This biography traces the fascinating trajectory of Arnold's career-sports figure turned movie star turned entrepreneur turned politician. Elected as governor of California in 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger now dramatically and vividly represents the determination and, to a great extent, the relentlessness necessary for achieving great fame, political power, and iconic status.Arnold's life has been characterized by public notoriety. While many readers will have heard or read about his benchmark achievements, this biography will reveal the surprising complexities behind the public scenes and put them into a larger cultural context. Photos and a timeline of significant events round out this entertaining and insightful biography....

Product details

• Authors: Michael Blitz, Michael Krasniewicz Blitz, Blitz Michael, Louise Krasniewicz, Krasniewicz Louise
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.2006
• EAN: 9780313338106
• ISBN: 978-0-313-33810-6
• No. of pages: 165
• Series: Greenwood Biographies; Greenwood Biographies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Biography: general, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, Individual actors & performers, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Individual actors and performers, Popular Culture: Film