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The Divo and the Duce : promoting film stardom and political leadership in 1920s America /

"In the post-World War I American climate of isolationism, nativism, democratic expansion of civic rights, and consumerism, Italian-born star Rodolfo Valentino and Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini became surprising paragons of authoritarian male power and mass appeal. Drawing on extensive...

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Main Author: Bertellini, Giorgio, 1967- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
Series:Cinema cultures in contact ; 1.
Subjects:
Valentino, Rudolph, > 1895-1926.
Mussolini, Benito, > 1883-1945.
Publicity > United States > History > 20th century.
Mass media and publicity.
Communication in politics.
Celebrities in mass media.
Motion picture industry > United States > History > 20th century.
Publicité > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Médias et publicité.
Communication politique.
Célébrités dans les médias.
History.
Media studies.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
Motion picture industry.
Publicity.
United States.
1900-1999
Silent cinema
Fascism
Celebrity
Film stardom
Dictatorship
Democracy
Promotion
Publicity
Charisma
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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