Political Philosophy Comes to Rick's Casablanca and American Civic Culture,9780739108321

Political Philosophy Comes to Rick's Casablanca and American Civic Culture

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ISBN13: 9780739108321
ISBN10: 0739108328
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-08-04
Publisher(s): Lexington Books
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Summary

Political Philosophy Comes to Rick's focuses on reading one of the world's most watched films, Casablanca, politically. Contributors contend that the popularity of the film lies in its ability to present American civic culture, the American character, if you will, in a thoughtful, dramatic, and enduring way.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1(152)
James F. Pontuso
1. "As Time Goes By": Casablanca and the Evolution of a Pop-Culture Classic
9(16)
Paul A. Cantor
2. The Historical Context of Casablanca
25(10)
Ralph S. Hattox
3. Historicism, Relativism, and Nihilism versus American Natural Right in Casablanca
35(12)
Michael Palmer
4. Seductive Beauty and Noble Deeds: Politics in The English Patient and Casablanca
47(20)
Mary P. Nichols
5. An American Fantasy? Love, Nobility, and Friendship in Casablanca
67(12)
Peter Augustine Lawler
6. Casablanca and the Paradoxical Truth of Stereotyping: Rick and the American Character
79(24)
James F. Pontuso
7. Ilsa's Choice: Love and Tragedy in Casablanca
103(8)
Nivedita N. Bagchi
8. Bogart's Heroes: The Changing Face of Heroism in American Film
111(24)
David K. Nichols
9. Michael Curtiz: The Mystery-Man Director of Casablanca
135(18)
Paul Peterson
10. On the Argument of Casablanca and The Meaning of the Third Rick 153(24)
Kenneth De Luca
11. A Movie Skeptic's Thoughts on Casablanca 177(12)
Leon Harold Craig
177(12)
Cast and Credits of Casablanca 189(2)
Index 191(8)
About the Contributors 199

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