{"product_id":"9781405179843","title":"The Wiley-Blackwell History of American Film, 4 Volume Set","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell History of American Film, 4 Volume Set\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCynthia Lucia | Roy Grundmann | Art Simon\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComprising over 90 essays and richly illustrated with over 200 images, the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWiley-Blackwell History of American Film\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e provides a chronological portrait of American film history from its origins to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaken as a whole, the essays in this collection represent a comprehensive and nuanced overview of American film history from the intersecting perspectives of industry, audiences, aesthetics, culture, politics, issues, and ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnabashedly ambitious, deeply historical, and unprecedented in its multi-faceted examination of film history, this collection offers you:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOver 90 original essays written by an international cast of film scholars  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussions of the industrial and institutional components of film history, including multiple modes of production, distribution, and marketing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigations into the political, social, and economic factors that informed industry change and framed the reception of films\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngaging close readings and in-depth analysis of canonical and non-canonical films\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProfiles of essential industry figures - major directors, stars, and producers - along with important figures outside the industrial mainstream\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn exploration of the history of film criticism and culture, and central issues in American film historiography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe most authoritative collection of fresh investigations available in one state-of-the-art resource\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eCynthia Lucia\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English and director of the Film and Media Studies Program at Rider University. She is author of \u003ci\u003eFraming Female Lawyers:  Women on Trial in Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and writes for the film journal Cineaste, where she has served on the editorial board for more than two decades. Among her recent essays are those appearing in Film \u003ci\u003eand Sexual Politics: A Critical Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eAuthorship in Film Adaptation\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoy Grundmann\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Film Studies and director of the Film Studies Program in the Department of Film and Television at Boston University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAndy Warhol’s Blow Job\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Michael Haneke\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). Grundmann’s essays have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals, including Continuum, Cinemaya, The Velvet Light Trap, and Cineaste, where he also serves as Contributing Editor. He is the curator of “Michael Haneke: A Cinema of Provocation,” and has further curated retrospectives on Matthias Müller and Andy Warhol.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eArt Simon\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Film Studies in the English Department at Montclair State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDangerous Knowledge: The JFK Assassination in Art and Film\u003c\/i\u003e (1996). Most recently he contributed to \u003ci\u003e‘Un-American’ Hollywood: Politics and Film in the Blacklist Era\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). He has curated two film exhibitions for the Solomon Guggenheim Museum in New York City.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 December 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405179843\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2464\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e183.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379918106764,"sku":"9781405179843","price":829.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405179843.jpg?v=1780192450","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405179843","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}