When Hollywood was right : how movie stars, studio moguls, and big business remade American politics /

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"Hollywood was not always a bastion of liberalism. Following World War II, an informal alliance of movie stars, studio moguls and Southern California business interests formed to revitalize a factionalized Republican Party. Coming together were stars such as John Wayne, Robert Taylor, George Mu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Critchlow, Donald T., 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) > History > 20th century.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
1900-1999
Motion picture producers and directors > Political activity > United States > History > 20th century.
Motion picture actors and actresses > Political activity > United States > History > 20th century.
Motion picture industry > United States > Influence.
Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma > Activité politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Cinéma > Industrie > États-Unis > Influence.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Motion picture actors and actresses > Political activity
Motion picture industry > Influence
Motion picture producers and directors > Political activity
Politics and government
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Setting the stage in the 1930s: Republicans on defense
  • 2. Anti-communism comes to Hollywood
  • 3. The Red Scare hits Hollywood
  • 4. Nixon plays Hollywood
  • 5. The Hollywood right goes for Goldwater and finds Reagan
  • 6. Ronald Reagan: triumph and decline of the Hollywood right.

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