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Author Merck, Mandy

Title America First : Naming the Nation in US Film
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (329 pages)
Summary At a time when the expanded projection of US political, military, economic and cultural power draws intensified global concern, understanding how that country understands itself seems more important than ever. This collection of new critical essays tackles this old problem in a new way, by examining some of the hundreds of US films that announce themselves as titularly 'American'. From early travelogues to contemporary comedies, national nomination has been an abiding characteristic of American motion pictures, heading the work of Porter, Guy-Blaché, DeMille, Capra, Sternberg, Vidor, Minnelli
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781136007026
1136007024