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*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Illustrations, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Author's Note, pg. xiii*Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER ONE. British Cinema History, pg. 23*CHAPTER TWO. The Historical Film, pg. 53*CHAPTER THREE. Empire, War, and Espionage Films, pg. 97*CHAPTER FOUR. The War Film in War and Peace, pg. 140*CHAPTER FIVE. The Woman's Film, pg. 189*CHAPTER SIX. Tragic Melodramas, pg. 237*CHAPTER SEVEN. Family Melodramas, pg. 285*CHAPTER EIGHT. Film Comedies, pg. 329*CHAPTER NINE. Horror and Science Fiction, pg. 388*CHAPTER TEN. The Social Problem Film, pg. 432*Epilogue, pg. 483*Notes, pg. 487*Filmography, pg. 503*Bibliography, pg. 521*Index, pg. 535

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 19/04/2016
      ISBN13: 9780691637228, 978-0691637228
      ISBN10: 0691637229

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      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Illustrations, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Author's Note, pg. xiii*Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER ONE. British Cinema History, pg. 23*CHAPTER TWO. The Historical Film, pg. 53*CHAPTER THREE. Empire, War, and Espionage Films, pg. 97*CHAPTER FOUR. The War Film in War and Peace, pg. 140*CHAPTER FIVE. The Woman's Film, pg. 189*CHAPTER SIX. Tragic Melodramas, pg. 237*CHAPTER SEVEN. Family Melodramas, pg. 285*CHAPTER EIGHT. Film Comedies, pg. 329*CHAPTER NINE. Horror and Science Fiction, pg. 388*CHAPTER TEN. The Social Problem Film, pg. 432*Epilogue, pg. 483*Notes, pg. 487*Filmography, pg. 503*Bibliography, pg. 521*Index, pg. 535

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