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In this groundbreaking book, Richard Farmer provides a social and cultural history of cinemas and cinemagoing in Britain between 1939 and 1945, and explores the impact that the war had on the places in which British people watched films.

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‘One of the most significant books on British cinema to appear for many years.’
Mark Glancy, Queen Mary University of London

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Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Dark houses: cinemagoing in the early months of the war
2. The Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association and the government
3. Forlorn and bedraggled spectacles: cinemagoing in the blitz
4. On the appearance and disappearance of staff
5. Showmanship in wartime
6. Cinemagoing in wartime
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Cinemas and Cinemagoing in Wartime Britain 193945

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/14/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719091889, 978-0719091889
      ISBN10: 0719091888

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this groundbreaking book, Richard Farmer provides a social and cultural history of cinemas and cinemagoing in Britain between 1939 and 1945, and explores the impact that the war had on the places in which British people watched films.

      Trade Review

      ‘One of the most significant books on British cinema to appear for many years.’
      Mark Glancy, Queen Mary University of London

      -- .

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. Dark houses: cinemagoing in the early months of the war
      2. The Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association and the government
      3. Forlorn and bedraggled spectacles: cinemagoing in the blitz
      4. On the appearance and disappearance of staff
      5. Showmanship in wartime
      6. Cinemagoing in wartime
      Conclusion
      Bibliography
      Index

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