Brazil, the United States, and the Good Neighbor Policy
Subtitle: the triumph of persuasion during World War II
By: Alexandre Busko Valim
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Lanham, Maryland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781793613288
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Motion pictures and the war; Propaganda; Foreign relations; Diplomatic relations; War and motion pictures; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924
Description: "In Brazil, the United States, and the Good Neighbor Policy: The Triumph of Persuasion during World War II, Alexandre Busko Valim studies the use of cinema in Brazil as an instrument of political persuasion by the United States during the period of the so-called Good Neighbor Policy during World War II by examining extensive documentation found in the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. In doing so, Valim demonstrates the modus operandi of media imperialism: its mapping strategies and control of the market, its actions, and its objectives of domination. When thinking about the place of images as a means of convincing and imposing an ideological project, the author notes the methods necessary to examine this relationship between art and politics, a problem that is central to the contemporary world"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218), filmography (pages 219-226) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction --; title: The Brazilian division : the office's arrival in Brazil --; title: Allies must have friendly attitudes : propaganda, opportunities, and profit --; title: "The show must go on" : the good neighborhood cinema gets to the countryside --; title: Nodding at extraordinary movies : good neighborhood cinema greatest hits --; title: Hunting with the best hounds : the cinema projects of the office in Brazil --; title: More dramatic than any fiction : the multiple frontiers explored by the good neighborhood cinema --; title: Conclusion.