The Resource Empire films and the crisis of colonialism, 1946-1959, Jon Cowans
Empire films and the crisis of colonialism, 1946-1959, Jon Cowans
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- Summary
- "Using popular cinema from the United States, Britain, and France, Empire films and the crisis of colonialism, 1946-1959, examines postwar Western attitudes toward colonialism and race relations. Historians have written much about the high politics of decolonization but little about what ordinary citizens thought about losing their empires. Popular cinema provided the main source of images of the colonies, and, according to Jon Cowans, films depicting the excesses of empire helped Westerners come to terms with decolonization and even promoted the dismantling of colonialsim around the globe. Examing more than one hundred British, French, and American films from the post-World War II era, Cowans concentrates on movies that depict interactions - including sexual and romantic relations - between white colonizers and nonwhite colonial subjects. Although certain conservative films eagerly supported colonialism, Cowans argues that the more numerous "liberal colonialist" productions undermined support for key aspects of colonial rule. Other, more provocative films openly favored anticolonial movements and urged "interal decolonization" for people of color in Britain, France, and the United States. Combining new archival research on the films' production with sharp analysis of their imagery and political messages, the book also assesses their reception through box-office figures and newspaper reviews. It examines both high-profile and lesser-known films on overseas colonialism, including The King and I, Bhowani Junction, and Island in the Sun, and tackles treatments of miscegenation and "internal colonialism" that appeared in Westerns and American films like Pinky and Giant. The first truly transnational history of cinema's role in decolonization, this powerful book weaves a unified historical narrative out of the experiences of three colonial powers in diverse geographic settings."--back cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 437 pages
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- Part I The persistence of empire: colonialist films in the decolonization era
- The white woman's burden
- Heroes of empire
- Westerns
- Part II Coming to terms: confronting insurgency and decolonization
- The British Empire and decolonization
- The French Empire and decolonization
- Americans in postwar Asia
- Part III Dangerous liaisons: interracial couples in films
- Miscegenation in westerns
- Romance across the Pacific
- Black-white couples and internal decolonization
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9781421416410
- Label
- Empire films and the crisis of colonialism, 1946-1959
- Title
- Empire films and the crisis of colonialism, 1946-1959
- Statement of responsibility
- Jon Cowans
- Subject
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- Großbritannien
- Motion pictures -- Political aspects
- Great Britain
- Motion pictures -- France -- History -- 20th century
- Film
- USA
- Motion pictures -- Political aspects
- History
- Kolonialismus
- Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- 1900 - 1999
- France
- United States
- Imperialism in motion pictures
- Frankreich
- Imperialism in motion pictures
- Entkolonialisierung
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Using popular cinema from the United States, Britain, and France, Empire films and the crisis of colonialism, 1946-1959, examines postwar Western attitudes toward colonialism and race relations. Historians have written much about the high politics of decolonization but little about what ordinary citizens thought about losing their empires. Popular cinema provided the main source of images of the colonies, and, according to Jon Cowans, films depicting the excesses of empire helped Westerners come to terms with decolonization and even promoted the dismantling of colonialsim around the globe. Examing more than one hundred British, French, and American films from the post-World War II era, Cowans concentrates on movies that depict interactions - including sexual and romantic relations - between white colonizers and nonwhite colonial subjects. Although certain conservative films eagerly supported colonialism, Cowans argues that the more numerous "liberal colonialist" productions undermined support for key aspects of colonial rule. Other, more provocative films openly favored anticolonial movements and urged "interal decolonization" for people of color in Britain, France, and the United States. Combining new archival research on the films' production with sharp analysis of their imagery and political messages, the book also assesses their reception through box-office figures and newspaper reviews. It examines both high-profile and lesser-known films on overseas colonialism, including The King and I, Bhowani Junction, and Island in the Sun, and tackles treatments of miscegenation and "internal colonialism" that appeared in Westerns and American films like Pinky and Giant. The first truly transnational history of cinema's role in decolonization, this powerful book weaves a unified historical narrative out of the experiences of three colonial powers in diverse geographic settings."--back cover
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cowans, Jon
- Dewey number
- 791.43/6581
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN1995.9.I42
- LC item number
- C69 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Imperialism in motion pictures
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures
- Imperialism in motion pictures
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures
- France
- Great Britain
- United States
- Film
- Kolonialismus
- Entkolonialisierung
- USA
- Großbritannien
- Frankreich
- Label
- Empire films and the crisis of colonialism, 1946-1959, Jon Cowans
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-420) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part I The persistence of empire: colonialist films in the decolonization era -- The white woman's burden -- Heroes of empire -- Westerns -- Part II Coming to terms: confronting insurgency and decolonization -- The British Empire and decolonization -- The French Empire and decolonization -- Americans in postwar Asia -- Part III Dangerous liaisons: interracial couples in films -- Miscegenation in westerns -- Romance across the Pacific -- Black-white couples and internal decolonization -- Conclusion
- Control code
- ocn887605332
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 437 pages
- Isbn
- 9781421416410
- Lccn
- 2014024720
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 99966882727
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o887605332
- (OCoLC)887605332
- Label
- Empire films and the crisis of colonialism, 1946-1959, Jon Cowans
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-420) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part I The persistence of empire: colonialist films in the decolonization era -- The white woman's burden -- Heroes of empire -- Westerns -- Part II Coming to terms: confronting insurgency and decolonization -- The British Empire and decolonization -- The French Empire and decolonization -- Americans in postwar Asia -- Part III Dangerous liaisons: interracial couples in films -- Miscegenation in westerns -- Romance across the Pacific -- Black-white couples and internal decolonization -- Conclusion
- Control code
- ocn887605332
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 437 pages
- Isbn
- 9781421416410
- Lccn
- 2014024720
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 99966882727
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o887605332
- (OCoLC)887605332
Subject
- 1900 - 1999
- Entkolonialisierung
- Film
- France
- Frankreich
- Great Britain
- Großbritannien
- History
- Imperialism in motion pictures
- Imperialism in motion pictures
- Kolonialismus
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures -- France -- History -- 20th century
- Motion pictures -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Motion pictures -- Political aspects
- Motion pictures -- Political aspects
- Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- USA
- United States
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