Hollywood Goes to War - How Politics, Profits, and Propaganda Shaped World War II Movies

Informationen zum Autor Clayton R. Koppes is Houck Professor of Humanities and Chairman of the History Department at Oberlin College. Gregory D. Black is Chairman of the Communications Department at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and Director of the American Culture program there. Klappentext The little-explored story of how politics! propaganda! and profits were combined to create the drama! imagery and fantasy that was American film during World War II. 32 black-and-white photographs. Zusammenfassung The little-explored story of how politics, propaganda, and profits were combined to create the drama, imagery and fantasy that was American film during World War II. 32 black-and-white photographs. Inhaltsverzeichnis  Preface                                      I. HOLLYWOOD, 1939                               II. HOLLYWOOD TURNS INTERVENTIONIST             III. WILL THIS PICTURE HELP WIN THE WAR?         IV. OWI TAKES THE OFFENSIVE                      V. SHAKEOUT IN HOLLYWOOD                       VI. HOME FRONT: DEFINING AMERICA                VII. PUTTING THE RUSSIANS THROUGH THE WRINGER    VIII. DEMOCRATS OLD AND NEW: "CLASSLESS" BRITAIN AND "MODERN" CHINA                          IX. THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE                     X. NAZIS, GOOD GERMANS, AND G.I.'s             XI. HOLLYWOOD, 1945        Notes                    Bibliographical Essay    Index

Product details

• Authors: Gregory D. Black, Clayton R. Koppes, Clayton R. Black Koppes
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.08.1990
• EAN: 9780520071612
• ISBN: 978-0-520-07161-2
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system