Blue-Collar Hollywood: Liberalism, Democracy, and Working People in American Film

by John Bodnar

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Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2003

From Tom Joad to Norma Rae to Spike Lee's Mookie in Do the Right Thing, Hollywood has regularly dramatized the lives and struggles of working people in America. Ranging from idealistic to hopeless, from sympathetic to condescending, these portrayals confronted audiences with the vital economic, social, and political issues of their times while providing a...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801871492

ISBN13:9780801871498

Release Date:May 2003

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Age Range:22 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Education Education & Reference History Performing Arts

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