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Hollywood Left and Right : How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics.

In Hollywood Left and Right, Steven J. Ross tells a story that has escaped public attention: the emergence of Hollywood as a vital center of political life and the important role that movie stars have played in shaping the course of American politics. Ever since the film industry relocated to Hollyw...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ross, Steven J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: movie stars and politics
  • The first political movie star: Charlie Chaplin
  • The man who brought Hollywood into the Republican Party: Louis B. Mayer
  • Little Caesar and the HUAC mob: Edward G. Robinson
  • Hollywood and the conservative revolution: George Murphy and Ronald Reagan
  • Politics in black and white: Harry Belafonte
  • Movement leader, grassroots builder: Jane Fonda
  • Moses and the red tide: Charlton Heston
  • President Bulworth, or, will Mr. Beatty go to Washington?: Warren Beatty
  • Governor Arnold and the age of celebrity politics: Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Epilogue.