Hollywood's America: Social And Political Themes In Motion Pictures

by David J. Rothman, Stephen P. Powers, Stanley Rothman

Book Overview

Placing the film industry in the context of American society, this book points out that Hollywood's creative leadership impacts the larger society even as it is influenced by that society and demonstrates how poststructuralist theories fail to explain the political significance of motion pictures.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813329337
• ISBN13: 9780813329338
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"