Author

Publication

2003-04-04 - The Johns Hopkins University Press

Language

English

Word Count

82,000 words, Guess

Page Count

328 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

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First Sentence

The images are familiar to millions of Americans: Tom Powers chasing power and money at all costs in Public Enemy; Stella Dallas suffering for her ambition; Tom Joad going off to fight for social justice in The Grapes of Wrath; the "fighting Sullivans" eagerly defending their nation in World War II; Stanley Kowalski beating his wife; Norma Rae rallying down-trodden mill workers; Tre Stiles dodging bullets in South Central Los Angeles in Boyz N the Hood.

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Other Editions

  • Blue-Collar Hollywood: Liberalism, Democracy, and Working People in American FilmHardcoverThe Johns Hopkins University Press2003-04-04

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