Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. The Silver Screen and the Gold Standard 1
6. 2. The Panama Caper 21
7. 3. Empire of Liberty 37
8. 4. Liberty Bonds 68
9. 5. The State of Extension 83
10. 6. The Work of Film in the Age of Fordist Mechanization 117
11. 7. The Pan-American Road to Happiness and Friendship 142
12. 8. Highways of Empire 158
13. 9. League of Corporations 195
14. 10. The Silver Chains of Mimesis 214
15. 11. The Golden Harvest of the Silver Screen 247
16. 12. Welfare Media 287
17. 13. The World of Tomorrow - Today! 313
18. Notes 337
19. Sources and Bibliography 415
20. Index 455