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The Hollywood Social Problem Film

Madness, despair, and politics from the Depression to the fifties

by Peter Roffman and Jim Purdy

Type
Essays
Subject
CountriesUnited States
Keywords
sociology, social aspects, american cinema, 1930s, 1940s, politics
Publishing date
1981
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Language
English
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Physical desc.
Paperback • 364 pages
6 ¼ x 9 ½ inches (16 x 24 cm)
ISBN-10
ISBN-13
0-253-20261-2
978-0-253-20261-1
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