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Romance and the "Yellow Peril": Race, Sex and Discursive Strategies in Hollywood Fiction

Romance and the "Yellow Peril": Race, Sex and Discursive Strategies in Hollywood Fiction
By G Marchetti

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Focusing upon Hollywood's portrayal of Asian races, this study describes how social taboos concerning Orientals helped to perpetuate social and racial inequality in the USA. The author's discussion covers early silent films, later classics such as "Shanghai Express" and the recurring geisha movies.


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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1095627 in Books
  • Published on: 1994-06-30
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 269 pages