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Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies

3.6/5 ( ratings)

In this widely-acclaimed volume, some of our greatest historians address the facts--and fiction--as seen in Hollywood's often epic recreations of historical events. Distinghuished historians such as Stephen Ambrose, Antonia Fraser, James McPherson, Gerda Lerner, Dee Brown, Frances FitzGerald, David Levering Lewis, and Simon Schama explore the relationship between film and the historical record. Offering hundreds of movie stills, archival photographs, maps, and other illustrations, along with sidebars on related historical events, "Past Imperfect "sheds new light on the uses of history in popular culture.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Holt McDougal

Release: November 15, 1996

ISBN: 0805037608

ISBN 13: 9780805037609

Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies

3.6/5 ( ratings)

In this widely-acclaimed volume, some of our greatest historians address the facts--and fiction--as seen in Hollywood's often epic recreations of historical events. Distinghuished historians such as Stephen Ambrose, Antonia Fraser, James McPherson, Gerda Lerner, Dee Brown, Frances FitzGerald, David Levering Lewis, and Simon Schama explore the relationship between film and the historical record. Offering hundreds of movie stills, archival photographs, maps, and other illustrations, along with sidebars on related historical events, "Past Imperfect "sheds new light on the uses of history in popular culture.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Holt McDougal

Release: November 15, 1996

ISBN: 0805037608

ISBN 13: 9780805037609

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