Steven Spielberg's America

by Frederick Wasser

Book Overview

Steven Spielberg is known as the most powerful man in New Hollywood and a pioneer of the contemporary blockbuster, America's most successful export. His career began a new chapter in mass culture. At the same time, American post-war liberalism was breaking down. This fascinating new book explains the complex relationship between film and politics through the prism of an iconic filmmaker.

Spielberg's early films were a triumphant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745640834
• ISBN13: 9780745640839
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"