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Screening Out the Past
May Lary
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Description for Screening Out the Past
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFD; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
"A scrupulously argued, clearly written account of Hollywood's role in bringing America skipping and giggling from the Victorian world into the twentieth century."—Philip French, London Sunday Observer
"It is impossible to follow a narrow trail through the movies. The vistas keep opening, and May, linking movies to mass society, finds and makes new perceptions on emerging women, the rise of the studios, the special growth and appeal of Los Angeles, the nature of studio leadership and the early and persistent imputed corrupting power of film."—Charles Champlin, Los Angeles Times
"Lary May . . . has provided a set ... Read more
"A scrupulously argued, clearly written account of Hollywood's role in bringing America skipping and giggling from the Victorian world into the twentieth century."—Philip French, London Sunday Observer
"It is impossible to follow a narrow trail through the movies. The vistas keep opening, and May, linking movies to mass society, finds and makes new perceptions on emerging women, the rise of the studios, the special growth and appeal of Los Angeles, the nature of studio leadership and the early and persistent imputed corrupting power of film."—Charles Champlin, Los Angeles Times
"Lary May . . . has provided a set ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226511733
SKU
V9780226511733
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