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Autore |
Carr Steven Alan <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Hollywood and anti-semitism : a cultural history up to World War II / / Steven Alan Carr [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-11339-3 |
0-511-15288-4 |
0-511-17370-9 |
0-521-57118-9 |
0-511-05364-9 |
1-280-42917-8 |
0-511-61263-X |
0-511-32341-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 342 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge Studies in the history of mass communication |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Motion picture industry - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century |
Jews in the motion picture industry - United States |
Antisemitism - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-335) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: What Is the Hollywood Question?; PART 1 The Hollywood Question and American Anti-Semitism, 1880...1929; PART 2 The Hollywood Question for a New America, 1929...1941; PART 3 The Hollywood Question, 1941 and Beyond; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the role of American Jews in the entertainment industry, from the turn of the century to the outbreak of World War II. Eastern European Jewish immigrants are often credited with building a film industry during the first decade of the twentieth century that they dominated by the 1920s. In this study, Steven Carr reconceptualizes Jewish involvement in Hollywood by examining prevalent attitudes towards Jews among American audiences. Analogous to the Jewish |
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