1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460962803321

Autore

Ross Steven J

Titolo

Hollywood Left and Right [[electronic resource] ] : How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 2011

ISBN

1-283-23213-8

9786613232137

0-19-972048-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (513 p.)

Disciplina

322.0973

Soggetti

Motion picture actors and actresses -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Motion picture industry -- United States -- Influence

Motion picture producers and directors -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century

United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century

Motion picture industry - Influence - 20th century - United States

Motion picture producers and directors - Political activity - History - 20th century - United States

Motion picture actors and actresses - History - Political activity - United States

Music, Dance, Drama & Film

Regions & Countries - Americas

History & Archaeology

United States - General

Film

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: MOVIE STARS AND POLITICS; 1 THE FIRST POLITICAL MOVIE STAR: CHARLIE CHAPLIN; 2 THE MAN WHO BROUGHT HOLLYWOOD INTO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY: LOUIS B. MAYER; 3 LITTLE CAESAR AND THE HUAC MOB: EDWARD G. ROBINSON; 4 HOLLYWOOD AND THE CONSERVATIVE REVOLUTION:



GEORGE MURPHY AND RONALD REAGAN; 5 POLITICS IN BLACK AND WHITE: HARRY BELAFONTE; 6 MOVEMENT LEADER, GRASSROOTS BUILDER: JANE FONDA; 7 MOSES AND THE RED TIDE: CHARLTON HESTON; 8 PRESIDENT BULWORTH, OR, WILL MR. BEATTY GO TO WASHINGTON? WARREN BEATTY

9 GOVERNOR ARNOLD AND THE AGE OF CELEBRITY POLITICS: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGEREPILOGUE; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

In Hollywood Left and Right, Steven J. Ross tells a story that has escaped public attention: the emergence of Hollywood as a vital center of political life and the important role that movie stars have played in shaping the course of American politics. Ever since the film industry relocated to Hollywood early in the twentieth century, it has had an outsized influence on American politics. Through compelling larger-than-life figures in American cinema--Charlie Chaplin, Louis B. Mayer, Edward G. Robinson, George Murphy, Ronald Reagan, Harry Belafonte, Jane Fonda, Charlton Heston, Warren Beatty, a

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910483478703321

Titolo

Advances in Information Systems Research, Education and Practice : IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, TC 8, Information Systems, September 7-10, 2008, Milano, Italy / / edited by David Avison, George M. Kasper, Barbara Pernici, Isabel Ramos, Dewald Roode

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer US : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2008

ISBN

9780387096827

0387096825

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XX, 214 p.)

Collana

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, , 1868-422X ; ; 274

Altri autori (Persone)

AvisonD. E

Disciplina

004

Soggetti

Coding theory

Information theory

Computer science

Computer networks

Information storage and retrieval systems

Application software

Coding and Information Theory

Theory of Computation

Computer Science

Computer Communication Networks



Information Storage and Retrieval

Computer and Information Systems Applications

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Information Systems Education -- The Practical Relevance of IT Education: Skill Requirements and Education Expectations of Practitioners -- Challenges of Professionalization: Bridging Research and Practice through a Body of Knowledge for IT Specialists -- Mapping Research Questions to Research Methods -- Keynote -- Reflections on 50 Years of Computing: Impact of Professionalism on Teaching, Practice and Research -- New Perspectives on Information Systems Development -- Advances in Information Systems Development: From Discipline and Predictability to Agility and Improvisation -- The Emergence of Partnership Networks in the Enterprise Application Development Industry: A Global Corporation Perspective -- Challenges of Consumer Information Systems Development: The Case of Interactive Television Services -- Defining, Modeling and Diffusing IS Projects -- Improving diffusion of Information Technology in communities in a developing world context -- ‘Driving’ IS projects -- Bridging the Gap Between Service-Oriented and Object-Oriented Architectures in Information Systems Development -- Keynote -- The IFIP International Professional Practice Partnership -- Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence -- Requirements Elicitation in Data Mining for Business Intelligence Projects -- Social Networks and KMS Use in US IT Services -- Realizing the Value of Business Intelligence -- Applications and Emerging Technologies -- An RFID Adoption Framework: A Container Supply Chain Analysis -- Adoption of Service Oriented Computing from the IT Professionals’ Perspective: An e-Government Case Study -- of a Public Sector e-Procurement Solution: Lessons Learned from Disappointing Adoption.

Sommario/riassunto

International Federation for Information Processing The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of refereed international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing. For more information about the 300 other books in the IFIP series, please visit www.springer.com. For more information about IFIP, please visit www.ifip.org. .