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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463477403321

Autore

McNally Karen <1964->

Titolo

When Frankie went to Hollywood : Frank Sinatra and American male identity / / Karen McNally

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, [Illinois] : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

0-252-07542-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

791.4302/8092

Soggetti

Masculinity in motion pictures

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Title Page; Introduction; Chapter 1 - The Postwar Success Story and Working-Class Alienation; Chapter 2 - Ethic Sterotyping and Italian American Cultural Identity; Chapter 3 - Anticommunist Witch Hunts and Civil Rights; Chapter 4 - Vulnerable Masculinity and Damaged Veterans; Chapter 5 - Male Performance and Swingin' Bachelors; Chapter 6 - Conclusion: Chairman of the Board; Notes; Bibliography; Frank Sinatra Filmography; Index; Backmater