Hollywood as Mirror: Changing Views of Outsiders and Enemies in American Movies

by Robert Brent Toplin

Featuring the contributions of a number of prominent scholars who are conducting pioneering research into the connections between movies and history, Toplin shows how themes addressed in Hollywood films often reflect the interests, hopes, fears, and prejudices of the American people. The authors see movies as mirrors of important changes in American society. They trace significant transformations in popular opinion toward outsiders, particularly immigrants,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313288844
• ISBN13: 9780313288845
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.6"