Hollywood: Politics and Society

by Mark Wheeler

Book Overview

At the beginning of the 21st century, the US film industry had overtaken aeronautics and car industries to become one of the highest exporters of American products. Mark Wheeler's important new book provides both a political history of Hollywood and a reflection on the relationship between cinema and politics in America, from 1900 to the present day. Wheeler considers the interplay between the movies studios, state and national government and cultural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844571351
• ISBN13: 9781844571352
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.5"