A Piece of the Action: Race and Labor in Post?ÇôCivil Rights Hollywood

Eithne Quinn reveals how Hollywood catalyzed racial politics in the decade after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, through representation on screen as well as in battles over jobs and resources behind the scenes. Based on extensive archival research and detailed discussions of films, this book examines the limits of Hollywood liberalism.

• | Author: Eithne Quinn
• | Publisher: Columbia University Press
• | Publication Date: December 31, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 288 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 023116436X
• | ISBN-13: 9780231164368