The Great War and the Moving Image

ISBN 10: 1138207578 / ISBN 13: 9781138207578

Verlag: Routledge, 2017

In. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ria9781138207578_new

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This collection focuses upon the Allied war effort on the Western Front and in the Mediterranean. It explores film's pioneering role as propaganda; and its role in maintaining morale among soldiers on the front line and civilian audiences back home. It was published as a special issue of the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Michael Hammond is an Associate Professor in Film History at the University of Southampton, UK. He has written extensively about cinema and the First World War, including The Big Show: British Cinema Culture and The Great War (2006). His current research is concerned with the impact of the First World War on the aesthetic practices of the Hollywood studios between 1919 and 1939.

Adrian Smith is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton, UK, and is currently writing the authorised biography of the industrialist and aviation pioneer Sir Richard Fairey. He has previously written biographies of Lord Mountbatten and the First World War ace Mick Mannock, and a history of the New Statesman.

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Titel: The Great War and the Moving Image
Verlag: Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New