Borderlands Media: Cinema and Literature as Opposition to the Oppression of Immigrants
| AUTHOR | Toohey, David |
| PUBLISHER | Lexington Books (03/15/2012) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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Borderlands Media: Cinema and Literature as Opposition to the Oppression of Immigrants, by David E. Toohey, explores the ways in which immigrants, diaspora communities, and their allies use alternative media to reject oppression. This in-depth analysis of the immigrant experience makes use of a mixture of cinema, literary, and other artistic media from 1958 onward, combined with supporting social science and policy documents. Borderlands Media is an essential text for scholars and students engaged in questions of media's effect on the oppression of immigrants and diaspora communities.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780739149515
ISBN-10:
0739149512
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
352
Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
5.80 x 1.00 x 9.30 inches
Weight:
1.40 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Political Science | Civics & Citizenship
Political Science | Civil Rights
Political Science | Public Policy - Cultural Policy
Grade Level:
Post Graduate
and up
Dewey Decimal:
791.436
Library of Congress Control Number:
2011052649
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Borderlands Media: Cinema and Literature as Opposition to the Oppression of Immigrants, by David E. Toohey, explores the ways in which immigrants, diaspora communities, and their allies use alternative media to reject oppression. This in-depth analysis of the immigrant experience makes use of a mixture of cinema, literary, and other artistic media from 1958 onward, combined with supporting social science and policy documents. Borderlands Media is an essential text for scholars and students engaged in questions of media's effect on the oppression of immigrants and diaspora communities.
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