Empire films and the crisis of colonialism, 1946-1959 /Jon Cowans.

Cowans, Jon.

Empire films and the crisis of colonialism, 1946-1959 /Jon Cowans. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I: THE PERSISTENCE OF EMPIRE: COLONIALIST FILMS IN THE DECOLONIZATION ERA""; ""1 The White Woman�s Burden""; ""2 Heroes of Empire""; ""3 Westerns""; ""PART II: COMING TO TERMS: CONFRONTING INSURGENCY AND DECOLONIZATION""; ""4 The British Empire and Decolonization""; ""5 The French Empire and Decolonization""; ""6 Americans in Postwar Asia""; ""PART III: DANGEROUS LIAISONS: INTERRACIAL COUPLES IN FILMS""; ""7 Miscegenation in Westerns""; ""8 Romance across the Pacific"" ""9 Black-White Couples and Internal Decolonization""""Conclusion""; ""Appendix A: Attitudes toward Indians and U.S. Conquest in Westerns""; ""Appendix B: Outcomes of Interracial Romance in Miscegenation Films""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z""



9781421416427


Motion pictures--Political aspects.
Motion pictures--History--United States--20th century.
Motion pictures--History--France--20th century.
Motion pictures--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Imperialism in motion pictures.


Electronic Books.

PN1995 / .E475 2015