S. Brawley,
C. Dixon
Palgrave Macmillan US
e druk, 2012
9781349297221
Hollywood’s South Seas and the Pacific War
Searching for Dorothy Lamour
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US |
2012
ISBN13: 9781349297221
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
This book explores the expectations, experiences, and reactions of Allied servicemen and women who served in the wartime Pacific and viewed the South Pacific through the lens of Hollywood's South Seas. Based on extensive archival research, it explores the intersections between military experiences and cultural history.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349297221
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US
Inhoudsopgave
Pardon My Sarong: Dorothy Lamour's Legacy The Wartime Search for the South Seas Through Hollywood's Lens: Prewar Visions of the South Pacific Wartime Tourists on a Hollywood Jungle Set: Anticipating the South Seas and Encountering the South Pacific 'Dorothy Lamour Syndrome': South Seas Dreams and South Pacific Disappointments 'That Gal's Getting Whiter Every Day': Servicemen's Encounters with Native Women Combating South Seas Disillusionment: A South Pacific Education 'Solitary Jewels' or 'Brazen, Shameless Hussies'?: Allied Women at War 'Black White Men': African-American Encounters with the Wartime Pacific Rainbow Island: Wartime Hollywood and the South Seas South Seas Savior: James A. Michener and Postwar Visions of the South Pacific The Queen of the Hollywood Islands