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- Soviet foreign policy, the meaning of the war in Finland.
- Creator
- Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich
- Date Issued
- 1940
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/DT/368638
- Subject Headings
- Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940., World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union., Soviet Union., Communist Critiques, Analyses, etc., Finland., World War II., International Relations., Workers Library Publishers., New York, United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- A war on two fronts: Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" and Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line".
- Creator
- Jordan, Tibe Patrick., Florida Atlantic University, Budd, Michael N.
- Abstract/Description
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In 1998 Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line debuted in theatres and critics in the popular press were quick to discuss the revival of the World War Two film and to classify both films within this genre. Through an examination of genre, art cinema, the styles of the Steven Spielberg and Terrence Malick, and a close textual analysis of both films, this thesis argues that Saving Private Ryan, although updating generic conventions of violence through its opening segment, quickly turns...
Show moreIn 1998 Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line debuted in theatres and critics in the popular press were quick to discuss the revival of the World War Two film and to classify both films within this genre. Through an examination of genre, art cinema, the styles of the Steven Spielberg and Terrence Malick, and a close textual analysis of both films, this thesis argues that Saving Private Ryan, although updating generic conventions of violence through its opening segment, quickly turns traditional in its depiction of plot, character, masculinity, and nation. The Thin Red Line, however, combines conventions of the war film with elements of art cinema, producing a film that popular critics often labeled in an inadequate or incomplete manner, creating inappropriate generic expectations among viewers.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2001
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12793
- Subject Headings
- Saving Private Ryan (Motion picture), Thin red line (Motion picture), World War, 1939-1945--Motion pictures and the war, Spielberg, Steven,--1946---Criticism and interpretation, Malick, Terrence,--1945---Criticism and interpretation
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- Document (PDF)
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- Interview with Bill Zern – ca. 2002.
- Creator
- Zern, Bill (Interviewee), Wiseman, Maury (Interviewer)
- Date Issued
- 2002-10-19
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT78806
- Subject Headings
- Altoona (Pa.), United States Army, Great Depression, 1929-1939, World War, 1939-1945, West Palm Beach (Fla.), Lake Worth (Fla.), Segregation, Intergration, Racism --Florida --History, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history, Segregation --Florida
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- Set of related objects
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- Interview with Howard Shapiro – ca. 2001.
- Creator
- Shapiro, Howard (Interviewee), Carbonara, Michelina M. (Interviewer)
- Date Issued
- 2001-02-26
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT78801
- Subject Headings
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), United States Army, World War, 1939-1945, Arturo Toscanini School, Tamarac (Fla.), Fort Lauderdale Preparatory School, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history, Teachers --Florida --Biography
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- Set of related objects
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- Interview with Harry A. Johnston III – ca. 2008.
- Creator
- Johnston III, Harry A. (Interviewee), Welsh, Patrick (Interviewer)
- Date Issued
- 2008-04-20
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT75746
- Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 --United States, Florida --Race relations, United States Congress House, Anti communist movements --United States --States --History --20th century, Palm Beach County (Fla.) --History, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history
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- Set of related objects
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- AN ANALYSIS OF CIVILIAN PUBLIC SERVICE CAMP TWENTY-SEVEN F, ORLANDO, FLORIDA.
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- MONEY, EDGAR LOWELL, JR., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
- Abstract/Description
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Pacifists have traditionally been treated harshly in the United States. Numerous conscientious objectors were imprisoned during the First World War. Civilian Public Service was established in the course of World War II by the government and the historic peace churches to provide suitable alternative work for men conscientiously opposed to martial violence. Encampments were created at sites all across the country for these persons under this program. Great resentment arose in some of the...
Show morePacifists have traditionally been treated harshly in the United States. Numerous conscientious objectors were imprisoned during the First World War. Civilian Public Service was established in the course of World War II by the government and the historic peace churches to provide suitable alternative work for men conscientiously opposed to martial violence. Encampments were created at sites all across the country for these persons under this program. Great resentment arose in some of the facilities against the federal authorities over several controversial issues. The American Friends Service Committee organized a hookworm eradication project near Orlando, Florida. This particular unit was unusual in many ways. It continued to function smoothly despite the widespread bitterness evident throughout the system. The men stationed at this camp made a determined effort to contribute something of value to the local community. Although strongly opposed by various citizens, these objectors gained enormous satisfaction from their endeavor.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1975
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13758
- Subject Headings
- Civilian Public Service Camp 27 F, Orlando, Fla, World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors--United States, Service, Compulsory non-military--United States, Society of Friends--American Friends Service Committee--Civilian Public Service
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- Document (PDF)
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- Americans all! The role of advertising in re-imaging ethnicity in America: the case of the war advertising council, 1939-1945.
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- May, Jacqueline S., Fejes, Fred A., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
- Abstract/Description
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Throughout America’s history the call for laborers has been filled by influxes of immigrants. Coinciding with the arrival of the first non-Anglo Saxon immigrants were negative attitudes about them, as they were deemed inferior and classified as lowerranking “others” by the dominant culture that needed them. Thus, the cycle of need and resentment was born to be repeated throughout the Nation’s history. In the first half of the twentieth century a shift occurred in American public perception of...
Show moreThroughout America’s history the call for laborers has been filled by influxes of immigrants. Coinciding with the arrival of the first non-Anglo Saxon immigrants were negative attitudes about them, as they were deemed inferior and classified as lowerranking “others” by the dominant culture that needed them. Thus, the cycle of need and resentment was born to be repeated throughout the Nation’s history. In the first half of the twentieth century a shift occurred in American public perception of, and attitudes towards, immigrant groups including eastern European Jews, Italians and the Irish among others. This shift was marked primarily in terms of race: Some immigrants went from being considered black to white -- from illegitimate to legitimate by the dominant culture. One reason for the increased acceptance of these ethnic groups was a concerted campaign sponsored by the United States Government to promote an extended identity to groups that had previously been excluded from the mainstream. In particular, the goal was to create a sense of nationalism, or “Americanism,” among diasporic immigrant groups, thus encouraging their participation in the war effort. The result of such campaigns was a re-imaging of ethnic groups previously classified as non-white and a path to perceived whiteness, and thus inclusion, for them. These campaigns, formulated by the Office of War Information and executed largely by the War Advertising Council, led to a marked increase in acceptance for immigrant groups by the dominant culture. By examining social messages through visual cultural artifacts this study explores notions about race, ethnicity, whiteness and the role of communication theory and practices in constructing (imaging) an identity of otherness.” This study delineates the historical formation and subsequent partial de-construction (re-imaging) of negative depictions and some stereotypes of ethnic Americans. This research explores the sources of these attitudes and behaviors and how misconceptions, misrepresentations and centuries-old stereotypes of non-Anglo ethnic Americans have been fluid through changing social perceptions fueled, in part, by government interventions.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004136, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004136
- Subject Headings
- Advertising Council -- History -- 20th century, Americanization -- History -- 20th century, Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 20th century, Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 20th century, Public opinion -- United States -- History -- 20th century, World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Propaganda
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- Document (PDF)
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- Neville Chamberlain, Oswald Mosley, and the historiography of appeasement revisited.
- Creator
- Ortiz, Michael., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis analyzes the historiography of Neville Chamberlain and appeasement through the lens of Oswald Mosley and British Fascism, arguing that an acute and unexpected convergence emerges between the ardent radicalism of Mosley and the utter rationality of Chamberlain, illustrating the uncanny degree to which appeasement as a policy dovetailed with fascism as an ideology. Beginning at the Spanish Civil War and ending in March 1939, politicians in the vein of Chamberlain - subsequently...
Show moreThis thesis analyzes the historiography of Neville Chamberlain and appeasement through the lens of Oswald Mosley and British Fascism, arguing that an acute and unexpected convergence emerges between the ardent radicalism of Mosley and the utter rationality of Chamberlain, illustrating the uncanny degree to which appeasement as a policy dovetailed with fascism as an ideology. Beginning at the Spanish Civil War and ending in March 1939, politicians in the vein of Chamberlain - subsequently dubbed 'appeasers' - pursued appeasement as a means to placate German aggression. The British Union of Fascists, with Mosley at the helm, enthusiastically supported this movement and urged the British Government to intensify the appeasement campaign. Ultimately, the convergence of appeasement and fascism illustrates the severe lack of alternatives available to Chamberlain, and underscores the degree to which his pragmatic politics supported fascism abroad.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2978948
- Subject Headings
- Views on Germany, World War, 1939-1945, Diplomatic history, Fascism, World politics, Politics and government, Foreign relations, Foreign relations, Foreign relations
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- Document (PDF)