Kooperativer Bibliotheksverbund

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Format: XVI, 414 S. , Ill., Kt.

Edition: 1. publ.

ISBN: 0415701759 , 9780415701754

Series Statement: Cass series 35

Content: I. The Pacific background -- II. Why Japan gambled -- III. The last clear chance -- IV. The long postmortem -- V. The course of empire -- VI. Bataan through Midway -- VII. The counterthrust -- VIII. The first two days -- IX. The Battle of Savo Island -- X. Settling in -- XI. Up against it -- XII. A mixed picture -- XIII. Courage and ambivalence -- XIV. Medical issues -- XV. The end of the beginning.

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , The Pacific backgroundWhy Japan gambled -- The last clear chance -- The long postmortem -- The course of empire -- Bataan through Midway -- The counterthrust -- The first two days -- The Battle of Savo Island -- Settling in -- Up against it -- A mixed picture -- Courage and ambivalence -- Medical issues -- The end of the beginning. , I. The Pacific background -- II. Why Japan gambled -- III. The last clear chance -- IV. The long postmortem -- V. The course of empire -- VI. Bataan through Midway -- VII. The counterthrust -- VIII. The first two days -- IX. The Battle of Savo Island -- X. Settling in -- XI. Up against it -- XII. A mixed picture -- XIII. Courage and ambivalence -- XIV. Medical issues -- XV. The end of the beginning

Language: English

Subjects: History

Keywords: USA ; Armee ; Pazifikkrieg ; Feldzug ; Bibliografie

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Format: 1 online resource (537 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-4426-9182-4 , 1-4426-8863-7

Content: "Miracles and Sacrilege is the story of the epochal conflict between censorship and freedom in film, recounted through an in-depth analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down a government ban on Roberto Rossellini's film The Miracle (1950). In this extraordinary case, the court ultimately chose to abandon its own long-standing determination that film was merely a 'business' unworthy of free-speech rights, declaring that the First Amendment barred government from banning any film as 'sacrilegious.'" "Using legal briefs, affidavits, and other court records, as well as letters, memoranda, and other archival materials to elucidate what was at issue in the case, William Bruce Johnson also analyses the social, cultural, and religious elements that form the background of this complex and hard-fought controversy, focusing particularly on the fundamental role played by the Catholic Church in the history of film censorship." "Tracing the development of the Church in the United States, Johnson discusses why it found The Miracle sacrilegious and how it attained the power to persuade civil authorities to ban it. The court's decision was not only a milestone in the law of church-state relations, but paved the way for a succession of later decisions that gradually established a firm legal basis for freedom of expression in the arts."--Jacket.

Note: 'A business pure and simple' -- The church, 'modernism, ' and 'Americanism' -- A church of immigrants -- A new Catholic-American culture -- Protestantism Balkanized -- Reining in Hollywood -- The Production Code -- The Legion of Decency -- The Breen Office -- The Paramount Case -- Cocktails and communism -- New realities -- Visions of Mary -- Mary or communism -- The priest as public figure -- 'Woman further defamed' -- 'A sense of decency and good morals' -- 'The law knows no heresy' -- In the Supreme Court -- Candour and shame. , Issued also in print. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8020-9493-7

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8020-9307-8

Language: English

Keywords: History. ; Electronic books. ; History. ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books.

DOI: 10.3138/9781442688636

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Format: VIII, 516 S. , Ill. , 24 cm

ISBN: 9780802094933 , 9780802093073

Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-477) and index

Language: English

Keywords: USA ; Filmzensur ; Religion ; Geschichte 1930-1953 ; L' amore

URL: http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=23895

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Format: XI, 200 S.

Note: Kopie, erschienen im Verl. Univ. Microfilms Internat., Ann Arbor, Mich. , Ohio, Univ., Diss., 1975

Language: English

Keywords: Hochschulschrift

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Format: 1 online resource

ISBN: 9781442688636

Content: Miracles and Sacrilege is the story of the epochal conflict between censorship and freedom in film, recounted through an in-depth analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down a government ban on Roberto Rossellini's film The Miracle (1950). In this extraordinary case, the Court ultimately chose to abandon its own longstanding determination that film comprised a mere 'business' unworthy of free-speech rights, declaring for the first time that the First Amendment barred government from banning any film as 'sacreligious.'Using legal briefs, affidavits, and other court records, as well as letters, memoranda, and other archival materials to elucidate what was at issue in the case, William Bruce Johnson also analyzes the social, cultural, and religious elements that form the background of this complex and hard-fought controversy, focusing particularly on the fundamental role played by the Catholic Church in the history of film censorship. Tracing the development of the Church in the United States, Johnson discusses the reasons it found The Miracle sacrilegious and how it attained the power to persuade civil authorities to ban it. The Court's decision was not only a milestone in the law of church-state relations, but it paved the way for a succession of later decisions which gradually established a firm legal basis for freedom of expression in the arts.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Introduction -- , 1. ‘A Business Pure and Simple’ -- , 2. The Church, ‘Modernism,’ and ‘Americanism’ -- , 3. A Church of Immigrants -- , 4. A New Catholic-American Culture -- , 5. Protestantism Balkanized -- , 6. Reining In Hollywood -- , 7. The Production Code -- , 8. The Legion of Decency -- , 9. The Breen Office -- , 10. The Paramount Case -- , 11. Cocktails and Communism -- , 12. New Realities -- , 13. Visions of Mary -- , 14. Mary or Communism -- , 15. The Priest as Public Figure -- , 16. ‘Woman Further Defamed’ -- , 17. ‘A Sense of Decency and Good Morals’ -- , 18. ‘The Law Knows No Heresy’ -- , 19. In the Supreme Court -- , 20. Candour and Shame -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index

Language: English

DOI: 10.3138/9781442688636

URL: https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442688636

URL: https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442688636