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OverviewIncludes analyses of all 26 films encompassing 100-years of American life and following the common man through the chronology of social history. From the arrival of the railroads in the West, coalmining, Jack Johnson's rise as first black heavy-weight champ, the TV blacklist, spying and the Cold War, trade unions, and the war in Vietnam, Martin Ritt showed a passionate commitment to social issues. The sixties was the decade of Ritt's most sustained achievement, culminating in his masterpiece, The Molly Maguires, perhaps the finest film ever made on the subject of American labour. Inc. Chronology, Filmography and comprehensive Index. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gabriel MillerPublisher: University Press of Mississippi Imprint: University Press of Mississippi Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.420kg ISBN: 9781578064342ISBN 10: 1578064341 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 30 January 2003 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationGabriel Miller is chair of the English department at Rutgers University. He is author of Screening the Novel (1980), John Irving (1982), and Clifford Odets (1989). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |