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Militant Visions: Black Soldiers, Internationalism, and the Transformation of American Cinema Elizabeth Reich
Militant Visions: Black Soldiers, Internationalism, and the Transformation of American Cinema
Elizabeth Reich
Examines how, from the 1940s to the 1970s, the cinematic figure of the black soldier helped change the ways American moviegoers saw Black men, for the first time presenting African Americans as vital and integrated members of the nation. Elizabeth Reich traces the figure across a wide variety of movie genres, from action blockbusters to patriotic musicals.
286 pages, 7 photographs
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 1, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813572574 |
| Publishers | Rutgers University Press |
| Pages | 286 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 23 mm · 385 g |