{"product_id":"the-hollywood-war-machine-u-s-militarism-and-popular-culture-paperback","title":"The Hollywood War Machine: U.S. Militarism and Popular Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarl Boggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePollard Tom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe newly expanded and revised edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood War Machine\u003c\/i\u003e includes wide-ranging exploration of numerous popular military-themed films that have appeared in the close to a decade since the first edition was published. Within the Hollywood movie community, there has not been even the slightest decline in well-financed pictures focusing on warfare and closely-related motifs. The second edition includes a new chapter on recent popular films and another that analyzes the relationship between these movies and the bourgeoning gun culture in the United States, marked in recent years by a dramatic increase in episodes of mass killings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarl Boggs\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Social Sciences at National University in Los Angeles, Adjunct Professor at Antioch University in Los Angeles, and author or editor of numerous books including Imperial Delusions: American Militarism and Endless War (Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield 2004) and Masters of War: Militarism and Blowback in an Era of American Empire (Routledge 2003). \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTom Pollard is Professor of Social Sciences at National University in San Jose and a documentary filmmaker whose work has appeared on BBC, the Discovery Channel, the Life Network, Canadian Broadcasting System, and various PBS channels. His most recent book is Sex and Violence: The Hollywood Censorship Wars (Paradigm, 2010) and he has coauthored with Carl Boggs The Hollywood War Machine (Paradigm, 2007) and A World in Chaos: Social Crisis and the Rise of Postmodern Cinema (Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.8 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51799661052192,"sku":"9781612057989","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f0613d08b205d2e089bb6f52f3b318a7.webp?v=1780819469","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-hollywood-war-machine-u-s-militarism-and-popular-culture-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}