Reelpolitik II: Political Ideologies in '50s and '60s Films

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Reelpolitik II moves past typical left-right political distinctions to examine political ideologies cycling through U.S. history during the '50s and '60s. These eight Cold War movies especially equipped the moviegoer with a unique vantage point to scrutinize the arms race, the Red Scare, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War. They also helped audiences to observe the way film functions as a purveyor of American mythology, a megaphone to shout political messages, a metaphorical route to the emotions, a flattering mirror, an unflattering microscope, and a magic carpet ride back to the future. Visit our website for sample chapters!

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"It is rare indeed to find a film text that is prepared to analyze American foreign policy, presidential politics, cultural theory, and social history with such a wide-ranging and lucid grasp of the material. Erudite, accessible, and often witty," - Ian Scott, University of Manchester, England, author of American Politics in Hollywood Film"

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Beverly Merrill Kelley is full professor and founder of the communication department at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.