Mass culture and Italian society from fascism to the Cold War / David Forgacs and Stephen Gundle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forgacs, David.

Contributor:

Gundle, Stephen, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Italy--History--20th century.

Mass media.

Mass media--Political aspects--Italy--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book draws on extensive new evidence, including oral histories and archival material, to explore possible continuities between the uses of mass culture before and after World War II.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Culture, Place, and Nation; Part 1. Cultural Consumption and Everyday Life; 1 Patterns of Consumption; 2 Practices of the Self: Intimacy, Sexuality, Sport, Fashion; Part 2. Cultural Industries and Markets; 3 Publishing: Books, Magazines, and Comics; 4 Film Production; 5 The Film Market: Distribution, Exhibition, and Stars; 6 Radio and Recorded Music; Part 3. Politics and Mass Culture; 7 State Intervention in Cultural Activity; 8 Civil Society and Organized Leisure; Conclusion

Appendix 1. The Oral History Project, by Marcella FilippaAppendix 2. Table of Interviewees; Appendix 3. Questionnaire; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-344) and index.

ISBN:

9786611868611

1-281-86861-2

0-253-00040-8

OCLC:

476204889