Brazil, the United States, and the Good Neighbor Policy

The Triumph of Persuasion during World War II

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Brazil, the United States, and the Good Neighbor Policy

The Triumph of Persuasion during World War II

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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 in the contemporary world. Scholars of Latin American Studies, international relations, history, political science, and media studies will find this book particularly useful.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Brazilian Division: The Office's arrival in Brazil
Chapter 2 Allies must have friendly attitudes: propaganda, opportunities, and profit
Chapter 3 The show must go on: the good neighborhood cinema gets to the countryside
Chapter 4 Nodding at extraordinary movies: The good neighborhood cinema greatest hits
Chapter 5 Hunting with the best hounds: the cinema projects of the Office in Brazil
Chapter 6 More dramatic than any fiction: the multiple frontiers explored by the good neighborhood

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Published 11 Oct 2019
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 276
ISBN 9781793613295
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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