Blue-Collar Hollywood Liberalism, Democracy, and Working People in American Film |
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| Author:
| Bodnar, John |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-8537-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.99 |
Book Description:
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From Tom Joad to Norma Rae to Spike Lee's Mookie in Do the Right Thing , Hollywood has regularly dramatized the lives and struggles of working people in America. Ranging from idealistic to hopeless, from sympathetic to condescending, these portrayals confronted audiences with the vital economic, social, and political issues of their times while ......
From Tom Joad to Norma Rae to Spike Lee's Mookie in Do the Right Thing , Hollywood has regularly dramatized the lives and struggles of working people in America. Ranging from idealistic to hopeless, from sympathetic to condescending, these portrayals confronted audiences with the vital economic, social, and political issues of their times while ......