| Description |
1 online resource (344 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"The torments of desire" : presidents and performance before 1929 -- The studios' golden age and the white house, 1929-1945 -- The old man and tv, 1945-1960 -- Charisma's hour, 1960-1969 -- Enter stage right, 1969-1989 -- Hollywood wags the dog, 1990-2000 -- The twin towers, 2001-2009. |
| Summary |
<DIV><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%;" class="MsoNormal"> The Leading Man analyzes the evolution and the significance of the interaction between Hollywood and Washington to trace the history of the cinematic presidential image. Burton W. Peretti shows that traditional practices of presidential image making go back to George Washington, and then places the fourteen presidents of the cinematic era, from Herbert Hoover to Barack Obama, at the center of the story. He demonstrates how movies have been the main force in promoting image and drama over the substance of governing. </div> |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Motion pictures and history.
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Motion pictures and history. |
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Historical films -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Historical films. |
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United States. |
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Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Motion pictures -- Political aspects. |
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Presidents in motion pictures.
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Presidents in motion pictures. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Peretti, Burton W. (Burton William), 1961- Leading man. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2012 (DLC) 2011053241 |
| ISBN |
9780813554051 |
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0813554055 |
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1283618036 |
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9781283618038 |
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9780813554044 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0813554047 |
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