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Reel History: The World According to the Movies
From ancient Egypt to the Tudors to the Nazis, the film industry has often defined how we think of the past. But how much of what you see on the screen is true? Picking her way through Hollywood's version of events, an acclaimed historian sorts fact from fiction. Based on the long-running column in the Guardian, Reel History takes a comic look at the history of the world as told through the movies--the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly.
Book Details
- Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK)
- Publish Date: Aug 1st, 2017
- Pages: 352
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.70in - 5.00in - 1.10in - 0.85lb
- EAN: 9781782396482
- Categories: • Film - History & Criticism• Social History• World - General
About the Author
Alex von Tunzelmann is a historian and writer. She has published two books: Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire and Red Heat: Conspiracy, Murder and the Cold War in the Caribbean, and is the author of the long-running "Reel History" column in the Guardian.
Praise for this book
"Witty, fascinating, charming . . . a wonderful book." --Kate Williams
"Reel History is a hoot! Alex Von Tunzelmann writes with a blend of playful wit and delicious snark." --Greg Jenner, official historian, TV's Horrible Histories
"Great fun." --Spectator
"[A] witty, intelligent, and historically annotated survey of the history of the world . . . as seen in over 100 films." --They NYMAS Review