Hollywood and the Rise of Physical Culture

This study examines the relationship between cinema and physical culture (i.e. activities such as dieting and muscle-building). Hollywood's long-standing prominence on the world state makes it an ideal place to begin such an examination. The evidence that emerges from a case study of Hollywood's impact on the American reducing craze of the 1920s, a physical culture fad whose chief focus was on shedding fat, will form the basis for speculation regarding the interrelationship of Hollywood and physical culture.Addison, Heather is the author of 'Hollywood and the Rise of Physical Culture' with ISBN 9780415946766 and ISBN 041594676X.