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Hollywood's Power Culture
The book "Hollywood's Power Culture" reveals the close ties between the Hollywood film industry and the U. S. Department of Defense, the CIA and big-name arms contractors. In the book, the author Alford analyzes and discusses more than 100 films of various types produced in recent years, showing us that some seemingly enlightened films, such as "The King of Gold" and "Hotel Rwanda", are often just like films in which the U. S. Military intervened in the production process (such as "Black Hawk Do
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Hollywood's Power Culture
The book "Hollywood's Power Culture" reveals the close ties between the Hollywood film industry and the U. S. Department of Defense, the CIA and big-name arms contractors. In the book, the author Alford analyzes and discusses more than 100 films of various types produced in recent years, showing us that some seemingly enlightened films, such as "The King of Gold" and "Hotel Rwanda", are often just like films in which the U. S. Military intervened in the production process (such as "Black Hawk Do
—Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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The Rise of London: a Metropolis Built by Merchants, Adventurers and Capital
At the beginning of the 16th century, England had not yet integrated into the wider world, and London was just a gloomy and closed medieval city. However, the discovery of the New World and direct sea routes to Asia changed the economic landscape of England during the Tudor Dynasty. These changes made London a new trade center and changed London's status and role in the world from then on. Stephen Alford's engrossing book brings to life London's merchants, dreamers, con men, and sailors who form
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