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The Good War's Greatest Hits: World War II and American Remembering
Philip D. Beidler
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Hardcover. A look at how World War II reshaped American popular culture. The author captures the aura of the times, chronicling the production histories of over a dozen projects with wartime themes, examining how books and plays became films, how stars were considered and selected, and the public reaction. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
The glow of 1945 persists as a kind of beacon for American society, symbolic of an era when good and evil were easily defined. This image is at the centre of Philip D. Beidler's entertaining look at the way World War II reshaped American popular culture. The legend of the ""Good War"" was fostered by wartime propaganda and reinforced in the aftermath of victory through books, the news media, movies, songs and television. Beidler captures the aura of the times as he chronicles the production histories of more than a dozen projects with wartime themes, examining how books and plays ... Read more
The glow of 1945 persists as a kind of beacon for American society, symbolic of an era when good and evil were easily defined. This image is at the centre of Philip D. Beidler's entertaining look at the way World War II reshaped American popular culture. The legend of the ""Good War"" was fostered by wartime propaganda and reinforced in the aftermath of victory through books, the news media, movies, songs and television. Beidler captures the aura of the times as he chronicles the production histories of more than a dozen projects with wartime themes, examining how books and plays ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820320014
SKU
V9780820320014
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