| Projections of War: Hollywood, American Culture, and World War II Revised Edition Contributor(s): Doherty, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231116357 ISBN-13: 9780231116350 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: Thomas Doherty reveals how and why Hollywood marshaled its artistic resources on behalf of the war effort and interprets the cultural meanings and enduring legacies of the motion picture record of the war years. He explains the social, political, and economic forces that created such genre classics as "Mrs. Miniver," as well as comedies, musicals, newsreels, documentaries, cartoons, and army training films. He examines the Hollywood Production Code, government propaganda films, the portrayal of women and minorities in films of the period, and Hollywood's role in World War I and Vietnam. This revised edition includes new sections exploring the recent resurgence of interest in World War II films, including "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Thin Red Line." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism | American - Hispanic American |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 99461853 |
| Series: Film and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.81" W x 8.81" (1.13 lbs) 381 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thomas Doherty reveals how and why Hollywood marshaled its artistic resources on behalf of the war effort and interprets the cultural meanings and enduring legacies of the motion picture record of the war years. He explains the social, political, and economic forces that created such genre classics as Mrs. Miniver, as well as comedies, musicals, newsreels, documentaries, cartoons, and army training films. He examines the Hollywood Production Code, government propaganda films, the portrayal of women and minorities in films of the period, and Hollywood's role in World War I and Vietnam. This revised edition includes new sections exploring the recent resurgence of interest in World War II films, including Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line. Thomas Doherty reveals how and why Hollywood marshaled its artistic resources on behalf of the war effort and interprets the cultural meanings and enduring legacies of the motion picture record of the war years. He explains the social, political, and economic forces that created such genre classics as Mrs. Miniver, as well as comedies, musicals, newsreels, documentaries, cartoons, and army training films. He examines the Hollywood Production Code, government propaganda films, the portrayal of women and minorities in films of the period, and Hollywood's role in World War I and Vietnam. This revised edition includes new sections exploring the recent resurgence of interest in World War II films, including Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line. |
Contributor Bio(s): Doherty, Thomas: - Thomas Doherty is professor of American studies at Brandeis University. His previous books include Hollywood and Hitler (Columbia University Press, 2013); Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934 (CUP, 2009); Cold War, Cool Medium: Television, McCarthyism, and American Culture (CUP, 2005); and Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration (CUP, 2009). |