The Divo and the Duce : promoting film stardom and political leadership in 1920s America /

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Author / Creator:	Bertellini, Giorgio, 1967- author.
Imprint:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019] ©2019
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Cinema cultures in contact ; 1 Cinema cultures in contact ; 1.
Subject:	Valentino, Rudolph, -- 1895-1926. Mussolini, Benito, -- 1883-1945. Mussolini, Benito, -- 1883-1945. Valentino, Rudolph, -- 1895-1926. Publicity -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Mass media and publicity. Communication in politics. Celebrities in mass media. Motion picture industry -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Celebrities in mass media. Communication in politics. Mass media and publicity. Motion picture industry. Publicity. United States. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11980966

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ISBN:	9780520972179 0520972171 0520301366 9780520301368 9780520301368
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Summary:	"In the post-World War I American climate of isolationism, nativism, democratic expansion of civic rights, and consumerism, Italian-born star Rodolfo Valentino and Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini became surprising paragons of authoritarian male power and mass appeal. Drawing on extensive research in the United States and Italy, Giorgio Bertellini's work shows how their popularity, both political and erotic, largely depended on the efforts of public opinion managers, including publicists, journalists, and even ambassadors. Beyond the democratic celebrations of the Jazz Age, the promotion of their charismatic masculinity, while short-lived, inaugurated the now-familiar convergence of popular celebrity and political authority"--Provided by publisher
Other form:	Print version: Bertellini, Giorgio, 1967- Divo and the Duce. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019] 9780520301368
Standard no.:	10.1525/luminos.62

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