This is an innovative and inspirational examination of films and documentaries that helps us explain the evolution of, struggles of, and aspirations of the American experiment.

This book sorts politics into categories and then identifies films, TV shows, and documentaries that illuminate various aspects of that category. For each chapter, the authors list and discuss an impressive variety of films, documentaries, and television shows. This accessible book is designed for course use and general readers interested in how American politics and history has been portrayed in media.

Thomas E. Cronin is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Colorado College. He is President Emeritus of Whitman College (1993-2005) and a past Interim President at Colorado College (1991). His publications include Imagining a Great Republic: Political Novels and the Idea of America (2018); Leadership Matters: Unleashing the Power of Paradox (2012); Colorado Politics and Policy: Governing a Purple State, co-authored with Robert D. Loevy (2012); Fireside Chats of a Retired Collee President (2025) and The Paradoxes of the American Presidency, 5th edition, co-authored with Michael A. Genovese (2013).

Michael A. Genovese is Professor of Political Science and International Relations and president of Global Policy Institute at Loyola Marymount University. His publications include The Presidency and Domestic Leadership, 3rd Ed (2024), with William W. Lammers and Todd Belt, The Modern Presidency: Six Debates that Define the Institution (2022), and more.In 2017, he received the American Political Science Association's "Distinguished Teaching Award".

這是一本創新且具啟發性的著作，探討電影和紀錄片，幫助我們解釋美國實驗的演變、掙扎和抱負。

本書將政治分類，然後識別出能夠照亮該類別各個方面的電影、電視節目和紀錄片。對於每一章，作者列出並討論了各式各樣的電影、紀錄片和電視節目。這本易於理解的書籍旨在用於課程和對美國政治及歷史在媒體中如何被描繪感興趣的一般讀者。

托馬斯·E·克羅寧（Thomas E. Cronin）是科羅拉多學院的政治學名譽教授。他是惠特曼學院的名譽校長（1993-2005），並曾擔任科羅拉多學院的臨時校長（1991）。他的出版作品包括《想像一個偉大的共和國：政治小說與美國的理念》（2018）；《領導力的重要性：釋放矛盾的力量》（2012）；與羅伯特·D·洛維（Robert D. Loevy）合著的《科羅拉多政治與政策：治理一個紫色州》（2012）；《退休校長的爐邊談話》（2025）以及與邁克爾·A·詹諾維斯（Michael A. Genovese）合著的《美國總統職位的矛盾，第五版》（2013）。

邁克爾·A·詹諾維斯（Michael A. Genovese）是洛約拉瑪利蒙特大學的政治學與國際關係教授，以及全球政策研究所的所長。他的出版作品包括《總統職位與國內領導力，第3版》（2024），與威廉·W·拉默斯（William W. Lammers）和托德·貝爾特（Todd Belt）合著的《現代總統職位：定義該機構的六場辯論》（2022）等。2017年，他獲得美國政治科學協會的「傑出教學獎」。

Thomas E. Cronin is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Colorado College. He is President Emeritus of Whitman College (1993-2005) and a past Interim President at Colorado College (1991). His publications include Imagining a Great Republic: Political Novels and the Idea of America (2018); Leadership Matters: Unleashing the Power of Paradox (2012); Colorado Politics and Policy: Governing a Purple State, co-authored with Robert D. Loevy (2012); Fireside Chats of a Retired Collee President (2025) and The Paradoxes of the American Presidency, 5th edition, co-authored with Michael A. Genovese (2013).

Michael A. Genovese is Professor of Political Science and International Relations and president of Global Policy Institute at Loyola Marymount University. His publications include The Presidency and Domestic Leadership, 3rd Ed (2024), with William W. Lammers and Todd Belt, The Modern Presidency: Six Debates that Define the Institution (2022), and more.In 2017, he received the American Political Science Association's "Distinguished Teaching Award".

托馬斯·E·克羅寧（Thomas E. Cronin）是科羅拉多學院（Colorado College）政治學名譽教授。他曾擔任惠特曼學院（Whitman College）名譽校長（1993-2005），以及科羅拉多學院的臨時校長（1991）。他的著作包括《想像一個偉大的共和國：政治小說與美國的理念》（Imagining a Great Republic: Political Novels and the Idea of America，2018）；《領導力的重要性：釋放矛盾的力量》（Leadership Matters: Unleashing the Power of Paradox，2012）；與羅伯特·D·洛維（Robert D. Loevy）合著的《科羅拉多政治與政策：治理一個紫色州》（Colorado Politics and Policy: Governing a Purple State，2012）；《退休大學校長的爐邊談話》（Fireside Chats of a Retired College President，2025）；以及與邁克爾·A·詹諾維斯（Michael A. Genovese）合著的《美國總統職位的矛盾，第五版》（The Paradoxes of the American Presidency, 5th edition，2013）。

邁克爾·A·詹諾維斯（Michael A. Genovese）是洛約拉瑪利蒙特大學（Loyola Marymount University）政治學與國際關係教授，以及全球政策研究所（Global Policy Institute）院長。他的著作包括《總統職位與國內領導，第3版》（The Presidency and Domestic Leadership, 3rd Ed，2024），與威廉·W·拉默斯（William W. Lammers）和托德·貝爾特（Todd Belt）合著；《現代總統職位：定義這一機構的六場辯論》（The Modern Presidency: Six Debates that Define the Institution，2022）；以及其他作品。2017年，他獲得美國政治科學協會的「傑出教學獎」（Distinguished Teaching Award）。