Seeing Is Believing: How Hollywood Taught Us to Stop Worrying and Love the Fifties

By Peter Biskind

Book Overview

A new edition of a classic study of the films of the 1950s discusses how these movies reflect the social and political topography of their time, showing how works like Giant and Rebel Without a Cause offer insights into ongoing debates about the nature of America. Reprint.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805065636
• ISBN13: 9780805065633
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.2" x 6.4"