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Sensing the past
Jim Cullen
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"How do perceptions of the past--not just of particular events, but of the trajectory of history as a whole--shape our experience of the world? Sensing the Past tackles this question with an unlikely source of historical insight--the work of six major Hollywood stars: Clint Eastwood, Daniel Day-Lewis, Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, and Jodie Foster. By focusing on the career choices made by these iconic actors, Cullen uncovers a discrete set of historical narratives, revealing the surprising ways historical forces shape our understanding of the world."--Publisher's website.

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Oxford University Press
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English

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Subjects
In motion pictures, Historical films, History and criticism, Motion pictures and history, Film criticism, Motion pictures, united states, United states, in motion pictures
Places
United States

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Table of Contents

Introduction: John Wayne's threshold
Tending to the flock: Clint Eastwood, ambivalent wanderer
Master narrative: U.S. history as a struggle over 'and for' small communities
Shooting star: Daniel Day Lewis and the persistent significance of the frontier in American history
Master narrative: U.S. history as the rise and fall of rugged individualists
Equal work: the mystique of Meryl Streep
Master narrative: U.S. history as a journey for women from private to public
Rising sons: Denzel Washington, affirmative actor
Master narrative: U.S. history an intergenerational family drama
Team player: Tom Hanks, company man
Master narrative: U.S. history as a saga of collective enterprise
The brave one: Jodie Foster, (American) loner
Master narrative: U.S. history as a pilgrim's progress
Conclusion: sensing the present.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
791.43/658
Library of Congress
PN1995.9.H5 C85 2012, PN1995.9.H5C85 2012

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Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

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OL25299430M
ISBN 13
9780199927647, 9780199927661
LCCN
2012014442

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