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“The world’s greatest center of … propaganda” “世界上最大的……宣传中心”

John Dos Passos and Cinema Pub Date : 2019-07-01 DOI: 10.3828/liverpool/9781942954873.003.0006

L. Nanney

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Filming History and The Spanish Earth 拍摄历史和西班牙大地

John Dos Passos and Cinema Pub Date : 2019-07-01 DOI: 10.3828/liverpool/9781942954873.003.0008

L. Nanney

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Conclusion 结论

John Dos Passos and Cinema Pub Date : 2019-07-01 DOI: 10.3828/liverpool/9781942954873.003.0010

L. Nanney

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Filmic Narrative into Narrative Film 电影叙事转化为叙事电影

John Dos Passos and Cinema Pub Date : 2019-07-01 DOI: 10.3828/liverpool/9781942954873.003.0009

L. Nanney

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“Propaganda for peace” “和平宣传”

John Dos Passos and Cinema Pub Date : 2019-07-01 DOI: 10.3828/liverpool/9781942954873.003.0004

L. Nanney

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Film Writing 电影写

John Dos Passos and Cinema Pub Date : 2019-07-01 DOI: 10.3828/liverpool/9781942954873.003.0007

L. Nanney

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Acknowledgments 致谢

John Dos Passos and Cinema Pub Date : 2019-06-19 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctvk12qw8.3

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Film Writing: 电影写:

John Dos Passos and Cinema Pub Date : 2019-06-19 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctvk12qw8.10

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“The world’s greatest center of … propaganda”: “世界上最大的……宣传中心”:

John Dos Passos and Cinema Pub Date : 2019-06-19 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctvk12qw8.9

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Filming History and The Spanish Earth: 拍摄历史和西班牙大地:

John Dos Passos and Cinema Pub Date : 2019-06-19 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctvk12qw8.11

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