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Kathryn Cramer Brownell and
Pam Ward (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Blackstone Audio Inc
Publication date
November 24, 2014
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781483027296
ISBN-10
1483027295
Dimensions
1.50 by 5.25 by 5.75 in.
Weight
0.62 lbs.
Original list price
$34.95
Other format details
audio
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: [Read by Pam Ward]
A sweeping study of Hollywood and politics that addresses the state of media and politics today
Conventional wisdom holds that John F. Kennedy was the first celebrity president, in no small part because of his innate television savvy. But as Kathryn Brownell shows, Kennedy capitalized on a tradition and style rooted in California politics and the Hollywood studio system. Since the 1920s, politicians and professional showmen have developed relationships and built organizations institutionalizing Hollywood styles, structures, and personalities in the American political process. Brownell explores how similarities developed between operating a studio, planning a successful electoral campaign, and ultimately running an administration.
Using their business and public relations know-how, figures such as Louis B. Mayer, Bette Davis, Jack Warner, Harry Belafonte, Ronald Reagan, and members of the Rat Pack made Hollywood connections an asset in a political world being quickly transformed by the media. Brownell takes listeners behind the camera to explore the negotiations and relationships that developed between key Hollywood insiders and presidential candidates from Dwight Eisenhower to Bill Clinton, analyzing how entertainment replaced party spectacle as a strategy to raise money, win votes, and secure success for all those involved. She demonstrates how Hollywood contributed to the rise of mass-mediated politics, making the twentieth century not just the age of the political consultant but also the age of showbiz politics.
A sweeping study of Hollywood and politics that addresses the state of media and politics today
Conventional wisdom holds that John F. Kennedy was the first celebrity president, in no small part because of his innate television savvy. But as Kathryn Brownell shows, Kennedy capitalized on a tradition and style rooted in California politics and the Hollywood studio system. Since the 1920s, politicians and professional showmen have developed relationships and built organizations institutionalizing Hollywood styles, structures, and personalities in the American political process. Brownell explores how similarities developed between operating a studio, planning a successful electoral campaign, and ultimately running an administration.
Using their business and public relations know-how, figures such as Louis B. Mayer, Bette Davis, Jack Warner, Harry Belafonte, Ronald Reagan, and members of the Rat Pack made Hollywood connections an asset in a political world being quickly transformed by the media. Brownell takes listeners behind the camera to explore the negotiations and relationships that developed between key Hollywood insiders and presidential candidates from Dwight Eisenhower to Bill Clinton, analyzing how entertainment replaced party spectacle as a strategy to raise money, win votes, and secure success for all those involved. She demonstrates how Hollywood contributed to the rise of mass-mediated politics, making the twentieth century not just the age of the political consultant but also the age of showbiz politics.
Editions
Hardcover
from Univ of North Carolina Pr (November 24, 2014)
9781469617916 | details & prices | 311 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.36 lbs | List price $39.95
Paperback
With Anne Rivers Siddons |
Reissue edition from Ballantine Books (October 1, 1991); titled "Fox's Earth"
9780345304612 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $6.99
This edition also contains Fox''s Earth
About: "A lusty Southern saga, this Gothic extravaganza of greed, madness and murder is a wicked brew, passionate and perverse.
This edition also contains Fox''s Earth
About: "A lusty Southern saga, this Gothic extravaganza of greed, madness and murder is a wicked brew, passionate and perverse.
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
With Pam Ward (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (November 24, 2014)
9781483027296 | details & prices | 5.25 × 5.75 × 1.50 in. | 0.62 lbs | List price $34.95
About: [Read by Pam Ward] A sweeping study of Hollywood and politics that addresses the state of media and politics today Conventional wisdom holds that John F.
About: [Read by Pam Ward] A sweeping study of Hollywood and politics that addresses the state of media and politics today Conventional wisdom holds that John F.
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