The mobile nation : España cambia de piel (1954-1964)

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pavlovic, Tatjana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Spain--History--20th century.

Spain--Cultural policy--History--20th century.

Spain--History--20th century.

Local Subjects:

Motion pictures--Spain--History--20th century.

Spain--Cultural policy--History--20th century.

Spain--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Intellect, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The last five years have witnessed a surge in publications on Spanish cinema and Spanish cultural studies, but the subject of consumer culture in Spain has been neglected until now. The Mobile Nation: España cambia de piel (1954-1964) presents the first systematic treatment of this crucial period during Spain's transition to modernity and highlights the forces that converged during this dramatic decade to change the face of Spain. Drawing from the methodologies of literature, film studies, cultural studies, feminist theory, and history, The Mobile Nation explores consumer culture in Spanish me

Contents:

Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter I: La hora del lector: Literature and the publishing industry; Chapter II: Television (Hi)stories: 'Un escaparate en cada hogar'; Chapter III: Voces de oro: Spain, modernity, and the child-star system; Chapter IV: Spain's mass tourism: Condenada belleza del mundo; Chapter V: Mobile subjects: La vida sobre ruedas; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786613162915

9781283162913

1283162911

9781841505411

1841505412

OCLC:

741492857