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Acting for America : Movie Stars of the 1980s /

Acting for America focuses on the way film icons have engaged in and defined some major issues of cultural and social concern to America during the 1980s. Scholars employing a variety of useful approaches explore how these movie stars' films speak to an increased audience awareness of advances...

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Otros Autores: Eberwein, Robert T., 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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