Movie towns and sitcom suburbs : building Hollywood's ideal communities / Stephen Rowley

Author:: Rowley, Stephen, 1973-
Published:: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Copyright Date:: ©2015
Physical Description:: x, 272 pages ; 23 cm.

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Series:

Screening spaces

Contents:

Introduction: Visions of community -- Movie towns -- Sitcom suburbs -- The bad suburb -- The fake town -- Constructing the movie town -- Deconstructing the movie town -- Conclusion: The perpetual suburb.

Subject(s):

Suburban life in motion pictures
Suburban life on television
Suburbs in motion pictures
Suburban life—United States
City and town life in motion pictures
City and town life on television
Cities and towns in motion pictures
Cities and towns on television
City and town life—United States

ISBN:

9781137501615 hardcover alkaline paper
1137501618 hardcover alkaline paper

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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