Mike Chopra-Grant requests:


> Can anyone recall ever seeing any reviews of a book called
*Hollywood's America: Social and Political Themes in Motion Pictures*,
by S. Powers, D. J. Rothman and S Rothman, published in 1996, or does
anyone have any other information regarding the standing of this study?

Check the following:

Citation:  TLS. Times Literary Supplement Jan 17 1997, n4894, p6(1)
Author:  Sutherland, John
Title:  Hollywood's America: Social and Political Themes in Motion Pictures. (book reviews) reviewed by John Sutherland

Citation:  Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television June 1997, v17, n2, p279(2)
Author:  Howells, Richard
Title:  Hollywood's America: Social and Political Themes in Motion Pictures. (book reviews) reviewed by Richard Howells

Citation:  American Political Science Review Sept 1997, v91, n3, p753(2)
Author:  Merelman, Richard M.
Title:  Hollywood's America: Social and Political Themes in Motion Pictures. (book reviews) reviewed by Richard M. Merelman

Citation:  Film Quarterly Winter 1997, v51, n2, p62(3)
Author:  Maltby, Richard
Title:  Hollywood's America: Social and Political Themes in Motion Pictures. (book reviews) reviewed by Richard Maltby

Citation:  Contemporary Sociology Nov 1997, v26, n6, p763(2)
Author:  Traube, Elizabeth
Title:  Hollywood's America: Social and Political Themes in Motion Pictures. (book reviews) reviewed by Elizabeth Traube

Citation:  National Review Nov 25 1996, v48, n22, p70(2)
Author:  Bayles, Martha
Title:  Hollywood's America: Social and Political Themes in Motion Pictures. (book reviews) reviewed by Martha Bayles

In general, the tone of the reviews is mixed.  Most find problems with
the study's "content analysis" approach, and critics from both left and
right have problems with its characterization of film theory, albeit
for different reasons.  The sociologists and historians tend to be a
bit more positive in their summaries, though.


Don Larsson

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Donald Larsson
Minnesota State U, Mankato
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