The Divo and the Duce: Promoting Film Stardom and Political Leadership in 1920s America 9780520972179

Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: “Nothing Like Going to an Authority!”
Part One. Power and Persuasion
Part Two. The Divo, or the Governance of Romance
Part Three. The Duce, or the Romance of Undemocratic Governing
Conclusions
Archival Sources
Abbreviations
Notes
Selected Primary Sources
Index

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