ISBN:
0313208581
,
9780313208584
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxxiv, 468 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Documentary reference collections
Parallel Title:
Print version Film and Propaganda in America, 1 : A Documentary History; World War I
DDC:
302.2
Keywords:
World War, 1914-1918 Sources Propaganda
;
Motion pictures in propaganda Sources History
Abstract:
During World War I, the medium of film took on a worldwide role. Capitalizing on its potential for persuasion, governments made unprecedented use of film to record actual fighting, help train combatants, sway neutral opinion, and make civilians on the home front aware of the need for sacrifice and patriotic commitment. Propaganda, including film propaganda, became an indispensable part of the equipment of the modern state at war. In this volume, the first of a five volume, 6000-page series, the editors bring together representative unpublished government documents relating to film production i
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction to Volume I; Table of Documents; I. Depicting the Military Image on the Screen, 1913-1916; II. Mexico, 1914-1916; III. Preparedness, 1915-1917; IV. American Entry into War, 1917; V. Wilson, Pershing's Crusaders, and Hearts of the World; VI. The Committee on Public Information and Film Policy; VII. The CPI at Home and Abroad; VIII. The Aftermath of War; Film Title Index; Name and Subject Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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