Download or read book The Portrayal of China and India on the American Screen, 1896-1955 written by Dorothy B. Jones and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the portrayal of China and India on the American screen is part of an inquiry into American images and ideas about China and India. It reports on the changing content of films shown in America which have dealt with China and India covering a period of approximately sixty years (1896-1955). It attempts to trace the changing portrayal of Chinese and Indian themes, locales, and characters to which American movie and audiences have been exposed throughout this period, and to suggest some of the shifting political and economic pressures which were, in part, responsible for these changes in content. -- Preface.