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Reel History: The World According to the Movies

(Paperback, Main - print on demand)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Reel History: The World According to the Movies

Contributors:
ISBN:

9781782396482

Publisher:

Atlantic Books

Imprint:

Atlantic Books

Publication Date:

23rd November 2016

UK Publication Date:

3rd November 2016

Edition:

Main - print on demand

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

General and world history
Humour

Dewey:

791.4375

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

352

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 199mm, Spine 27mm

Weight:

330g

Description

From ancient Egypt to the Tudors to the Nazis, the film industry has often defined how we think of the past. But how much of what you see on the screen is true And does it really matter if filmmakers just make it all up

Picking her way through Hollywood's version of events, acclaimed historian Alex von Tunzelmann sorts the fact from the fiction. Along the way, we meet all our favourite historical characters, on screen and in real life: from Cleopatra to Elizabeth I, from Spartacus to Abraham Lincoln, and from Attila the Hun to Nelson Mandela.

Based on the long-running column in the Guardian, Reel History takes a comic look at the history of the world as told through the movies - the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly.

Reviews

Witty, fascinating, charming... a wonderful book * Kate Williams *
Reel History is a hoot! Alex von Tunzelmann writes with a blend of playful wit and delicious snark * Greg Jenner, official historian to TV's Horrible Histories *
Great fun -- Marcus Berkmann * Spectator *

Author Bio

Alex von Tunzelmann is a historian and writer. She has published two books: Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire (2007) and Red Heat: Conspiracy, Murder and the Cold War in the Caribbean (2011), and is the author of the long-running 'Reel History' column in the Guardian.

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