Cinema's Military Industrial Complex

Wasson, Haidee; Grieveson, Lee

ISBN 10: 0520291514 / ISBN 13: 9780520291515

Verlag: University of California Press, 2018

pp. 375. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 407928972

Inhaltsangabe:

The vast and influential American military has been aided and abetted by cinema since the earliest days of the medium. The army, navy, and air force put films to work in myriad ways, enlisting them to entertain, train, and heal soldiers as well as to propagandize, strategize, spy, map, and develop weapons, from rifles to atomic bombs. Presenting new essays based on archival research, Cinema’s Military Industrial Complex addresses the relationship of military cinema to Hollywood, technological innovation, new modes of filmmaking, unique film styles and genres, and the rise of American soft power across the long twentieth century. This rich and timely volume is essential for scholars interested in the military’s use of media and the exercise of influence within and beyond American borders.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Haidee Wasson is Professor of Cinema Studies at Concordia University in Montreal. She is the author of Museum Movies and the coeditor of Inventing Film Studies and Useful Cinema.

Lee Grieveson is Professor of Media History at University College London. He is the author of Policing Cinema and Cinema and the Wealth of Nations and the coeditor of several volumes, including Inventing Film Studies and Empire and Film.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Cinema's Military Industrial Complex
Verlag: University of California Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New