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The Celluloid Weapon

Social comment in the American film

by David Manning White

Type
Essays
Subject
CountriesUnited States
Keywords
social aspects, sociology, american cinema, 1930s, 1940s
Publishing date
1972
Publisher
Beacon Press
Collection
Beacon series in contemporary communications
Language
English
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Physical desc.
Hardcover • 271 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)
ISBN-10
ISBN-13
0-8070-6170-0
978-0-8070-6170-1
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