{"product_id":"how-the-war-was-remembered-hollywood-and-vietnam-paperback","title":"How the War Was Remembered: Hollywood and Vietnam - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlbert Auster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeonard Quart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne way to analyze the intensely conflicting feelings Americans hold toward the Vietnam War is to see how the war has been portrayed through film. \u003ci\u003eHow the War Was Remembered\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to analyze Vietnam War films. Auster and Quart create a typology of these films based on their connection to sociohistorical currents such as the Wounded Hero, Superman, Hunter\/Hero, and the Survivor. They also combine aesthetic analysis with a social, historical, and cultural critique. \u003ci\u003eHow the War Was Remembered\u003c\/i\u003e by Albert Auster and Leonard Quart is a full-length treatment of filmic portrayals of the Vietnam War. From Samuel Fuller's \u003ci\u003eChina Gate\u003c\/i\u003e to Francis Coppala's \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e they examine the major works of an ever growing genre. The book is divided into four parts. The first deals with the genre, and the other three specific types within the genre. Notes, a bibliography, and an index complete the volume. \u003ci\u003eCommunication Booknotes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne way to analyze the intensely conflicting feelings Americans hold toward the Vietnam War is to see how the war has been portrayed through film. \u003ci\u003eHow the War Was Remembered\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to analyze Vietnam War films, beginning with China Gate, and ending with Hamburger Hill. Included are analyses of all the major films about the Vietnam War, including \u003ci\u003eGreen Berets\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Deerhunter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Killing Fields\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRambo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFull Metal Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. Auster and Quart create a typology of these films based on their connection to socio-historical currents such as the Wounded Hero, Superman, Hunter\/Hero, and the Survivor. They also combine aesthetic analysis with a social, historical, and cultural critique.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eALBERT AUSTER has taught at the College of Staten Island and Brooklyn College and an Associate of \u003ci\u003eCineaste\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eActresses and Suffragists: Women in the American Theater: 1890-1920\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor with Leonard Quart of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Film and Society\u003c\/i\u003e. Since 1945, and has contributed to many other magazines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLEONARD QUART is Associate Professor of Cinema Studies at the College of Staten Island CUNY and is on the Editorial Board of Cineaste magazine. He is coauthor with Albert Auster of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Film and Society\u003c\/i\u003e. Since 1945 and a contributor to a wide variety of film and general magazines.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.3 x 6.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637564272947,"sku":"9780275924799","price":71.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/FrKcaXrPnB9780275924799.webp?v=1762293230","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/how-the-war-was-remembered-hollywood-and-vietnam-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}