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Originally published 1907. The author writes of clan life and the
internal disturbances which so marred the peace and prosperity of
the Highlands. Some thirty of these are discussed in detail. Many
of the earliest history books, particularly those dating back to
the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic
works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the
original text and artwork.
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Pamphlets (Hardcover)
Jesse Walter Fewkes; Created by John G Owens, Alexander Macgregor Stephen
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R984
Discovery Miles 9 840
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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During the 1930s, the Catholic Church in the US was engaged in a
metaphorical 'war' against the increasingly modern and secular
values of the American public. Alexander McGregor offers a detailed
account of how the Church, feeling itself to be under siege, used
the media- and particulalrly cinema- to reach out to Americans. The
1930s were the 'golden age' for Hollywood, and the Church saw the
film industry as an opportunity to engender a pro-Catholic social
moral code amongst the US population. McGregor examines the ways in
which the American Catholic Church sought to directly influence
film production through its involvement with censorship bodies such
as the Legion of Decency. Led by two senior bishops, the Legion of
Decency's self-appointed task was to police the censorship process
of Hollywood films and ensure the moral exactness of the final
product. McGregor furthermore discusses wider themes in this
struggle for influence over the public sphere, such as the
representations of sex and sexuality in the media, and
representations of Americanism and patriotism in popular culture.
He thus highlights how the American Catholic Church represented
itself and its values, as well as how it perceived its opponents.
Finally, 'The Catholic Church and Hollywood' investigates the
apparent contradiction at the heart of this attempt to influence
the public through the medium of cinema: that a religious group,
claiming to be beholden to a higher law and power, would at the
same time seek to merge its public identity with secular
institutions. McGregor thus scrutinises the claim that in the
American polity, state and religion are completely separate.
Focusing on the Church's contempt for the public's newfound
interest in science, wealth and sexual liberation, Alexander
McGregor sheds light on both the social mores of the Catholic
Church and wider American society during this crucial period.
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Pamphlets (Paperback)
Jesse Walter Fewkes; Created by John G Owens, Alexander Macgregor Stephen
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R716
Discovery Miles 7 160
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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