2009, ISBN: 9780691142340

. Box B 14 Here is happily ever afterexcept when things arent happy, and when ever after is abruptly terminated by divorce, tragedy . . . or even murder. With her large-hearted understand… Mehr…

. Box B 14 Here is happily ever afterexcept when things arent happy, and when ever after is abruptly terminated by divorce, tragedy . . . or even murder. With her large-hearted understanding of how moviesand audienceswork, leading film historian Jeanine Basinger traces the many ways Hollywood has tussled with the tricky subject of marriage, explicating the relationships of countless marriages from Blondie and Dagwood to the heartrending couple in the Iranian A Separation, from Coach and his wife in Friday Night Lights to Tracy and Hepburn, and even to Laurel and Hardy (a marriage if ever there was one). A treasure trove of insight and sympathy, illustrated with scores of wonderfully telling movie stills, posters, and ads. Here is happily ever afterexcept when things arent happy, and when ever after is abruptly terminated by divorce, tragedy . . . or even murder. With her large-hearted understanding of how moviesand audienceswork, leading film historian Jeanine Basinger traces the many ways Hollywood has tussled with the tricky subject of marriage, explicating the relationships of countless marriages from Blondie and Dagwood to the heartrending couple in the Iranian A Separation, from Coach and his wife in Friday Night Lights to Tracy and Hepburn, and even to Laurel and Hardy (a marriage if ever there was one). A treasure trove of insight and sympathy, illustrated with scores of wonderfully telling movie stills, posters, and ads.\nReview\n \n\n\nPraise for Jeanine Basinger's I Do and I Don't\n\n\n\nFascinating. . . . The real fun comes from the splendidly crafted, creative, compelling critiques that make you want to see many movies again or for the first time.\n\nThe Boston Globe\n\nA breezy, fun excursion into Hollywoods presentation of matrimony. . . . Deeply personal.\n\nLos Angeles Times\n\nA witty look at how films portray marriage, and how these onscreen contradictions mirror the institution itself.\n\nO, The Oprah Magazine\n\nComprehensive and cleverly written . . . a necessary addition to our understanding of movies about marriage.\n\nThe Washington Post\n\n\nAbout the Author\n \n\n\nJeanine Basinger is the chair of film studies at Wesleyan University and the curator of the cinema archives there. She has written nine other books on film, including A Womans View: How Hollywood Spoke to Women, 19301960; Silent Stars, winner of the William K. Everson Film History Award; Anthony Mann; The World War II Combat Film: Anatomy of a Genre; and American Cinema: One Hundred Years of Filmmaking, the companion book for a ten-part PBS series.\n\n, 0, Princeton. 2009. Princeton University Press. Uncorrected Advance Proof. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780691142340. Edited & With An Introduction By Henry Louis Gates Jr. Co-edited by Donald Yacovone. 328 pages. paperback. . keywords: Abraham Lincoln History America Race Slavery. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Generations of Americans have debated the meaning of Abraham Lincoln's views on race and slavery. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, authorized the use of black troops during the Civil War, supported a constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery, and eventually advocated giving the vote to black veterans and to what he referred to as 'very intelligent negroes.' But he also harbored grave doubts about the intellectual capacity of African Americans, publicly used the n-word until at least 1862, enjoyed 'darky' jokes and black-faced minstrel shows, and long favored permanent racial segregation and the voluntary 'colonization' of freed slaves in Africa, the Caribbean, or South America. In this book-the first complete collection of Lincoln's important writings on both race and slavery-readers can explore these contradictions through Lincoln's own words. Acclaimed Harvard scholar and documentary filmmaker Henry Louis Gates, Jr., presents the full range of Lincoln's views, gathered from his private letters, speeches, official documents, and even race jokes, arranged chronologically from the late 1830s to the 1860s. Complete with definitive texts, rich historical notes, and Gates's original introduction, this book charts the progress of a war within Lincoln himself. We witness his struggles with conflicting aims and ideas-a hatred of slavery and a belief in the political equality of all men, but also anti-black prejudices and a determination to preserve the Union even at the cost of preserving slavery. We also watch the evolution of his racial views, especially in reaction to the heroic fighting of black Union troops. At turns inspiring and disturbing,Lincoln on Race and Slavery is indispensable for understanding what Lincoln's views meant for his generation-and what they mean for our own. inventory #38288 ISBN: 9780691142340., 0<

2009, ISBN: 9780691142340

"An essential volume for anyone who knows Lincoln or, more crucially, thinks he knows Lincoln, this eye-opening collection--so carefully selected, judiciously edited, and wisely assembled… Mehr…

"An essential volume for anyone who knows Lincoln or, more crucially, thinks he knows Lincoln, this eye-opening collection--so carefully selected, judiciously edited, and wisely assembled--fully evokes the complexities of the mid-nineteenth century and its most famous American personality. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s piercing introduction is a dazzling piece of original, provocative, and in the end deeply felt scholarship."--Harold Holzer, cochairman of the U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission"Of all the great Lincolnian questions, perhaps the most vexed and interesting is his evolving attitudes about race, slavery, and the future of African Americans after abolition. In his new book, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., presents vital evidence for the reader's judgment. Just as important, in his introduction he offers a pained, exact, careful, and persuasive account of how Lincoln's economic faith in free labor underlay his opposition to slavery--but also of how that narrow faith in the free market grew over time to become a moral position of compassion and courage. For all those who wish to believe in the capacity of public men to change their views through the force of moral argument, this book will be one of the most cheering of this Lincoln year."--Adam Gopnik, author of "Angels and Ages: A Short Book about Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life""How amazing that after 150 years, we as Americans still look back to Abraham Lincoln, above all, for guidance in our national dilemmas! Not that Lincoln provides us with easy answers--something that Henry Louis Gates, Jr., shows us in this shrewd and thoughtful selection of Lincoln's writings on our longest-bleeding national dilemmas. Frederick Douglass once spoke of Lincoln's words as 'a sacred effort.' Gates's anthology of Lincoln's words is, likewise, a sacred--and a sane and balanced--effort to introduce us to the greatest American's greatest words on our greatest problems."--Allen C. Guelzo, author of "Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America""In "Lincoln on Race and Slavery," the distinguished historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., has collected and ably edited all of Lincoln's public and private statements on the greatest issue of nineteenth-century American history, which he introduces with a luminous essay. This is an important book that belongs in the library of every serious student of the American Civil War."--David Herbert Donald, author of "Lincoln"""Lincoln on Race and Slavery" is a brilliant collection of historical documents that set a critical context for the American Civil War era. Its introduction is a striking and particularly valuable contribution to the 2009 bicentennial year commemoration of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Donald Yacovone provide some of Lincoln's most powerful words to help us understand this most significant period of the nation's history and to more fully appreciate its legacy for America's present."--James Oliver Horton, coauthor of "Slavery and the Making of America""Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Donald Yacovone have produced an invaluable and timely book, indispensable for anyone interested in race relations in the United States. Gates's introductory essay is simply brilliant, the best essay there is on Lincoln's views of race and slavery. Beautifully written and penetrating in its insights, it is a fitting counterpart to Lincoln's own words on these vexed subjects."--John Stauffer, author of "Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln" Media >, [PU: Princeton University Press]<