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Civil servants on the silver screen : Hollywood's depiction of government and bureaucrats / Michelle C. Pautz.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.P6 P38 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pautz, Michelle C., author.
- Series:
- Politics, literature, & film
- Politics, literature, and film
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bureaucracy in motion pictures.
- Civil service--In motion pictures.
- Civil service.
- Motion pictures--Political aspects.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- x, 255 pages ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Hollywood's depiction of government and bureaucrats
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]
- Contents:
- 1. The intersection of film and government
- 2. The history and economics of Hollywood
- 3. Audiences, the influence of film, and socialization
- 4. Popular film and its depiction of government
- 5. Celluloid civil servants
- 6. Prominent civil servants in film: cops and intelligence officers
- 7. Film, policy, and audience attitudes
- 8. Are they ready for their close-up? Themes and implications
- Appendixes: A. Films included in study
- B. Specific types of government characters
- C. cop films included in Chapter 6
- D. Total box office receipts, 1929-2016
- E. Number of cinemas and screens in the United States.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-245) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1498539122
- 9781498539128
- OCLC:
- 1014036383
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