| Description |
xvi, 348 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Summary |
"This first book-length study of state film censorship examines the unique political, social, and economic factors that led to its implementation in Kansas, taking a look at why censorship legislation was enacted, what the attitudes of Kansans were toward censorship, and why it lasted for half a century"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-334) and index. |
| Contents |
Progressivism and the new medium of film -- Kansas and the fight over motion picture censorship --"We can hardly make any definite rules" : the difficulty of censorship as practice, 1915 -- The birth of a nation and Kansas -- The battle lines are drawn, 1916-1917 -- World War I and the struggle against sin, 1917-1919 -- The Roaring Twenties, 1920-1927 -- The challenge of sound, 1928-1934 -- An age of maturity? 1934-1948 -- The moon is blue over Kansas, 1948-1954 -- Jane Russell, Brigitte Bardot, and Ephraim London as the enemy, 1954-1959 -- The final years of film censorship, 1960-1966. |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Censorship -- Kansas -- History.
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| ISBN |
0826217494 (alk. paper) |
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9780826217493 (alk. paper) |
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