| Description |
1 online resource (x, 255 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Politics, literature, and film
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Politics, literature, & film.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-245) and index. |
| 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. |
| Access |
Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). WlAbNL |
| Summary |
This book demonstrates how government bureaucracy is portrayed in the top ten box office grossing films from 2000-2015. Perhaps unsurprisingly, government is generally portrayed poorly, but individual government bureaucrats are typically depicted positively. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Terms Of Use |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
| Subject |
Bureaucracy in motion pictures.
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Bureaucracy in motion pictures. |
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Civil service -- In motion pictures.
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Civil service. |
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Motion pictures -- Political aspects.
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Motion pictures. |
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Motion pictures -- Political aspects. |
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference. |
| Added Title |
Hollywood's depiction of government and bureaucrats |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Civil servants on the silver screen Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018] 9781498539128 (DLC) 2017959455 |
| ISBN |
9781498539135 ebook |
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1498539130 |
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9781498539128 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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1498539122 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9781498539135 (ebook) |
| Standard No. |
40027999812 |
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