Diana Holmes Stardom in Postwar France (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Stardom in Postwar FranceCondition: NewISBN-10: 1845450205EAN: 9781845450205ISBN: 9781845450205Publisher: Berghahn BooksFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 02/01/2008Description: The 1950s and 1960s were a key moment in the development of postwar France. The period was one of rapid change, derived from post-World War II economic and social modernization; yet many traditional characteristics were retained. By analyzing the eruption of the new postwar world in the context of a France that was both modern and traditional, we can see how these worlds met and interacted, and how they set the scene for the turbulent 1960s and 70s. The examination of the development of mass culture in post-war France, undertaken in this volume, offers a valuable insight into the shifts that took place. By exploring stardom from the domain of cinema and other fields, represented here by famous figures such as Brigitte Bardot, Johnny Hallyday or Jean-Luc Godard, and less conventionally treated areas of enquiry (politics [de Gaulle], literary [Françoise Sagan], and intellectual culture [Lévi-Strauss]) the reader is provided with a broad understanding of the mechanisms of popularity and success, and their cultural, social, and political roles. The picture that emerges shows that many cultural articulations remained or became identifiably "French," in spite of the American mass-culture origins of these social, economic, and cultural transformations.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 472gContributor: John Gaffney (Edited by), Diana Holmes (Edited by)Genre: Society & CultureBook Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities and IntersectionsTopic: Films & TVAuthor: Diana HolmesRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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