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UNINA9910808342803321 |
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Erisman Fred <1937-> |
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From birdwomen to skygirls [[electronic resource] ] : American girls' aviation stories / / by Fred Erisman |
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Fort Worth, Tex., : TCU Press, c2009 |
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1-283-97204-2 |
0-87565-480-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Aeronautics in literature |
American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism |
Children's stories, American - History and criticism |
Young adult fiction, American - History and criticism |
Children's literature in series - History and criticism |
Women air pilots in literature |
Flight attendants in literature |
Women in aeronautics - United States - History |
Sex role - United States - History - 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-248) and index. |
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Formula stories and young readers: 1910-1930 -- Birdwomen take to the air: 1905-1915 -- The Earhart era: 1925-1940 -- Amelia's daughters face reality: 1930-1940 -- The stewardess enters the scene: 1930-1945 -- World War II, working women, and aviation: 1940-1960. |
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Close on the heels of the American public's early enthusiasm over the airplane came aviation stories for the young. From 1910 until the early 1960's, they exalted flight and painted the airplane as the most modern and adventuresome of machines. Most of the books were directed at boys; however, a substantial number sought a girls' audience. Erisman's account of several aviation series and other aviation books for girls fills a gap in the history and criticism of American popular culture. It examines the stories of girls who took to the sky, of the sources where authors found their in... |
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UNINA9910972310703321 |
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Ascheid Antje |
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Hitler's Heroines : Stardom & Womanhood In Nazi Cinema |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2003 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (287 p.) |
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Culture And The Moving Image |
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Harvey, Lilian |
Leander, Zarah |
Motion pictures - Germany - History |
National socialism and motion pictures |
So ̈derbaum, Kristina |
S'oderbaum, Kristina |
Women in motion pictures |
Motion pictures |
Music, Dance, Drama & Film |
Film |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Nazi Culture? National Socialism, Stardom, and Female Representation; 2. Kristina Soderbaum: The Myth of Naturalness, Sacrifice, and the ""Reich's Water Corpse""; 3. Lilian Harvey: International Stardom, German Comedy, and the ""Dream Couple""; 4. Diva, Mother, Martyr: The Many Faces of Zarah Leander; 5. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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German film-goers flocked to see musicals and melodramas during the Nazi era. Although the Nazis seemed to require that every aspect of ordinary life advance the fascist project, even the most popular films depicted characters and desires that deviated from the politically correct ideal. Probing into the contradictory images of womanhood that surfaced in these films, Antje Ascheid shows how Nazi heroines |
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negotiated the gender conflicts that confronted contemporary women.The careers of Kristina Soderbaum, Lilian Harvey, and Zarah Leander speak to the Nazis' need to address and contain the ""wom |
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