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Films of the Nineties - The Decade of Spin

English · Hardback

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Zusatztext "This book contains terrific lists of films collected under key thematic headings - history films! films about politics! about sex! about spin. As a dazzling representation of spin! Wag the Dog (1997)! according to Palmer! "may be the decade-defining film of the nineties." Bolstered by postmodern theory! the "spin" thesis is interesting! and descriptions of individual films are illuminating." - Choice Informationen zum Autor WILLIAM J. PALMER is Professor of Literature and Film in the English Department at Perdue University, USA. Klappentext By breaking down classic films from the nineteen-nineties such as Forest Gump and Titanic! this book offers a reel-to-reel cultural analysis! chronicling the concept of 'spin' as a major sociopolitical persuasion strategy. Zusammenfassung By breaking down classic films from the nineteen-nineties such as Forest Gump and Titanic! this book offers a reel-to-reel cultural analysis! chronicling the concept of 'spin' as a major sociopolitical persuasion strategy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Hollywood and History The New Historicist Films The Decade of Spin The Politics of Spin The American President Spin Out: The Gay Nineties Sex and the Nineties Neo-Spin Spinning into the Millenium

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Hollywood and History The New Historicist Films The Decade of Spin The Politics of Spin The American President Spin Out: The Gay Nineties Sex and the Nineties Neo-Spin Spinning into the Millenium

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"This book contains terrific lists of films collected under key thematic headings - history films, films about politics, about sex, about spin. As a dazzling representation of spin, Wag the Dog (1997), according to Palmer, "may be the decade-defining film of the nineties." Bolstered by postmodern theory, the "spin" thesis is interesting, and descriptions of individual films are illuminating." - Choice

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