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Sociology on film : postwar Hollywood's prestige commodity /
"After World War II, Hollywood's "social problem films"--Tackling topical issues that included racism, crime, mental illness, and drug abuse--were hits with critics and general moviegoers alike. Sociology on Film considers the postwar "problem film" as a form of popular...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey :
Rutgers University Press,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Sociology on film
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "After World War II, Hollywood's "social problem films"--Tackling topical issues that included racism, crime, mental illness, and drug abuse--were hits with critics and general moviegoers alike. Sociology on Film considers the postwar "problem film" as a form of popular sociology, translating contemporary policy debates and intellectual discussions into cinematic form. Examining the politics and aesthetics of films like Gentleman's Agreement and The Lost Weekend, Chris Cagle explores how the genre both shaped and reflected the middle-class audience's views of society"--the publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 188 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813576954 0813576954 9780813576961 0813576962 |