{"product_id":"america-first-1","title":"America First","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the expanded projection of US political, military, economic and cultural power draws intensified global concern, understanding how that country understands itself seems more important than ever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of new critical essays tackles this old problem in a new way, by examining some of the hundreds of US films that announce themselves as titularly 'American'. From early travelogues to contemporary comedies, national nomination has been an abiding characteristic of American motion pictures, heading the work of Porter, Guy-Blaché, DeMille, Capra, Sternberg, Vidor, Minnelli and Mankiewicz. More recently, George Lucas, Paul Schrader, John Landis and Edward James Olmos have made their own contributions to Hollywood’s Americana. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does this national branding signify? Which versions of Americanism are valorized, and which marginalized or excluded? Out of which social and historical contexts do they emerge, and for and by whom are they constructed? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by Mandy Merck, the collection contains detailed analyses of such films as \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing American, American Madness, An American in Paris, American Graffiti,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAmerican Gigolo, American Pie\u003c\/em\u003e and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233399689560,"sku":"9780415374958","price":109.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415374958_74ec9a2f-8ec1-4a0b-b114-5626ed9cc8a5.jpg?v=1779169551","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/america-first-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}