Melvyn Stokes: 3 books
D.W. Griffith's the Birth of a Nation
A History of the Most Controversial Motion Picture of All Time
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2008
In this deeply researched and vividly written volume, Melvyn Stokes illuminates the origins, production, reception and continuing history of this ground-breaking, aesthetically brilliant, and yet highly controversial movie. By going back to the original archives, particularly the NAACP and D. W. Griffith...
American History through Hollywood Film
From the Revolution to the 1960s
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
American History through Hollywood Film offers a new perspective on major issues in American history from the 1770s to the end of the twentieth century and explores how they have been represented in film. Melvyn Stokes examines how and why representation has changed over time, looking at the origins,...
The U.S. South and Europe
Transatlantic Relations in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
The U.S. South is a distinctive political and cultural force -- not only in the eyes of Americans, but also in the estimation of many Europeans. The region played a distinctive role as a major agricultural center and the source of much of the wealth in early America, but it has also served as a catalyst...