Hollywood As Mirror - Changing Views of Outsiders and Enemies in American Movies

The authors of these essays see movies as mirrors of the changes in American society. They trace significant transformations in popular opinion towards "outsiders", particularly immigrants, ethnic groups, African-Americans and women, and observe the development of attitudes towards "enemies".

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• Assisted by: Robert Brent Toplin (Editor), Toplin Robert Brent (Editor)
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780313288845
• ISBN: 978-0-313-28884-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, Popular Culture, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, United States of America, USA, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism