Envisioning Asia : on location, travel, and the cinematic geography of U.S. orientalism

Envisioning Asia : on location, travel, and the cinematic geography of U.S. orientalism / Jeanette Roan.

Film provides a window into American culture and its attitudes toward Asia of the first half of the 20th century.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Roan, Jeanette, 1970-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2010]
Subjects:	1900 - 1999 Asians in motion pictures. Culture in motion pictures. Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century. Documentary films > United States > History and criticism. PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies. Asians in motion pictures Culture in motion pictures Documentary films Motion pictures Dokumentarfilm Asienbild Film Asia > In motion pictures. Asia United States USA Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Table of Contents:

"To travel is to possess the world" : the illustrated travel lectures of E. Burton Holmes
Asia in early American cinema : from street scenes to war stories
Knowing China : accuracy, authenticity, and The good earth
At home in the world : occupied Japan and the American century.