Our secret century : archival films from the darker side of the American dream. Vol. 1-2 / by Rick Prelinger.

Media archaeologist Richard Prelinger presents ten hilarious, disturbing, and revealing archival films. In vol. 1, seven color films explore how 1950s glitz 'n' glamour seduced Americans into an obsession with the look of designed objects; includes "American Look," the definitive Populuxe film, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Voyager Company
Other Authors: Prelinger, Rick, 1953-
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : Voyager Company, [1996], ©1996.
Subjects:
General Motors Corporation.
Motion pictures in advertising > United States > Software.
National characteristics, American, in motion pictures > Software.
Industrial films > United States > Software.
Technology in motion pictures > Software.
Working class in motion pictures > Software.
Motion pictures and history > Software.
Social values > United States > Software.
Industrial design > United States > History > 20th century > Software.
Popular culture > United States > Software.
Consumer goods > United States > Software.
Genre:
Software.
Physical Description:2 computer discs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + user's guide (4 unnumbered pages ; 18 cm)
Variant Title:
Archival films from the darker side of the American dream
Format: Electronic Software eBook
Platform:Macintosh (Computer)
IBM PC
Contents:
  • 1. The rainbow is yours
  • 2. Capitalist realism.