Empire films and the crisis of colonialism, 1946-1959 / / Jon Cowans

• Autore: Cowans Jon
• Pubblicazione: Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (448 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43/6581
• Soggetto topico: Imperialism in motion pictures; Motion pictures - Great Britain - History - 20th century; Motion pictures - France - History - 20th century; Motion pictures - United States - History - 20th century; Motion pictures - Political aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I: THE PERSISTENCE OF EMPIRE: COLONIALIST FILMS IN THE DECOLONIZATION ERA""; ""1 The White Womanâ€?s Burden""; ""2 Heroes of Empire""; ""3 Westerns""; ""PART II: COMING TO TERMS: CONFRONTING INSURGENCY AND DECOLONIZATION""; ""4 The British Empire and Decolonization""; ""5 The French Empire and Decolonization""; ""6 Americans in Postwar Asia""; ""PART III: DANGEROUS LIAISONS: INTERRACIAL COUPLES IN FILMS""; ""7 Miscegenation in Westerns""; ""8 Romance across the Pacific"" ; ""9 Black-White Couples and Internal Decolonization""""Conclusion""; ""Appendix A: Attitudes toward Indians and U.S. Conquest in Westerns""; ""Appendix B: Outcomes of Interracial Romance in Miscegenation Films""; ""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""; ""X""; ""Z""
• Titolo autorizzato: Empire films and the crisis of colonialism, 1946-1959
• ISBN: 1-4214-1642-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818286603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II