Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 245 pages) |
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Film and history |
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Film and history (Lanham, Md.)
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Contents |
Hollywood and Washington -- Who started it? the guilt appeal -- Defining the bad guys: the satanism appeal -- We will win! the illusion of victory appeal -- God is on our side! apocalyptic / Biblical appeals -- Defending our homes: the territorial appeal -- Conclusion |
Summary |
This book explores how the Hollywood studios used sophisticated strategies of propaganda to ideologically unite the country during WWII. Through such films as Casablanca, They Were Expendable, and others, the studios appealed to the public's sense of nationalism, demonized the enemy, and stressed that wartime sacrifices would result in triumph |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Includes annotated filmography |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 14, 2017) |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war.
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Motion pictures in propaganda -- United States -- History
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War films -- United States -- History and criticism
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Motion pictures -- United States -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Motion pictures
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Motion pictures in propaganda
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War and motion pictures
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War films
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United States
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2016057266 |
ISBN |
9781442277274 |
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1442277270 |
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