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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Cinema cultures in contact ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : "Nothing like going to an authority"
- Popular sovereignty, public opinion, and the presidency
- Cultural nationalism and democracy's opinion leaders
- Wartime film stardom and global leadership
- The divo, new style heavy
- The ballyhooed art of governing romance
- Stunts and plebiscites
- Promoting a romantic biography
- National leader, international actor
- Conclusions.