Burton W Peretti

The Leading Man

Hollywood and the Presidential Image

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• None edition
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780813554044
• ISBN-10: 0813554047
• Artikelnr.: 36175520

Autorenporträt

Peretti, Burton W

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. “The Torments of Desire”: Presidents and Performance before 1929
2. The Studios’ Golden Age and the White House, 1929–1945
3. The Old Man and TV, 1945–1960
4. Charisma’s Hour, 1960–1969
5. Enter Stage Right, 1969–1989
6. Hollywood Wags the Dog, 1990–2000
7. The Twin Towers, 2001–2009
Conclusion
Notes
Index