Empire films and the crisis of colonialism, 1946-1959 / Jon Cowans
- Author
- Cowans, Jon
- Published
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
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- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: THE PERSISTENCE OF EMPIRE: COLONIALIST FILMS IN THE DECOLONIZATION ERA -- 1 The White Woman�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 and 9 Black-White Couples and Internal DecolonizationConclusion -- 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
- Subject(s)
- 1900-1999
- Motion pictures—Political aspects
- Motion pictures—United States—History—20th century
- Motion pictures—France—History—20th century
- Motion pictures—Great Britain—History—20th century
- Imperialism in motion pictures
- Cinéma—États-Unis—Histoire—20e siècle
- Cinéma—France—Histoire—20e siècle
- Cinéma—Grande-Bretagne—Histoire—20e siècle
- Impérialisme au cinéma
- Cinéma—Aspect politique
- PERFORMING ARTS—Reference
- Motion pictures
- France
- Great Britain
- United States
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781421416427 (electronic bk.)
1421416425 (electronic bk.)
9781421416410 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
1421416417 (hardcover ; alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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