American War Cinema and Media since Vietnam: Politics, Ideology, and Class

Keeton, Patricia; Scheckner, Peter

No other cinematic genre more sharply illustrates the contradictions of American society - notions about social class, politics, and socio-economic ideology - than the war film. This book examines the latest cycle of war films to reveal how they mediate and negotiate the complexities of war, class, and a military-political mission largely gone bad.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-12-18

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349447435

DOI: 10.1057/9781137277893

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 264