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Book SynopsisA wide-ranging introduction to film history, this anthology covers the history of film from 1895 to the present day.
Trade ReviewWith essays by Tom Gunning, Richard Abel, Douglas Gomery, Tino Balio, Barbara Klinger, etc., this collection assembles some of the best historical writing on cinema, and links them together through a sequence of introductory essays providing an overview and a context for each piece. Together, Film Histories offers its reader a collection of the leading examples of the methodologies available for the construction of the social, economic and cultural history of cinema. -- Richard Maltby, Head of the School of Humanities and Professor of Screen Studies, Flinders University The authors have managed successfully to combine two types of film text book: an all-embracing and succinct history book and an excellent collection of essays which provide a chronological analysis of the development of cinema ! the book is an excellent general history for undergraduate film and media students. This is a substantial book which provides a comprehensive and concise history of film from the late 19th century to the present day. The book has a very user-friendly structure [and] the authors have managed successfully to combine two types of film text book: an all-embracing and succinct history book and an excellent collection of essays which provide a chronological analysis of the development of cinema... the book is an excellent general history for undergraduate film and media students and would also be very useful for those studying popular culture and cultural history. -- Millard Parkinson Art, Design, Media Subject Centre Newsletter With essays by Tom Gunning, Richard Abel, Douglas Gomery, Tino Balio, Barbara Klinger, etc., this collection assembles some of the best historical writing on cinema, and links them together through a sequence of introductory essays providing an overview and a context for each piece. Together, Film Histories offers its reader a collection of the leading examples of the methodologies available for the construction of the social, economic and cultural history of cinema. The authors have managed successfully to combine two types of film text book: an all-embracing and succinct history book and an excellent collection of essays which provide a chronological analysis of the development of cinema ! the book is an excellent general history for undergraduate film and media students. This is a substantial book which provides a comprehensive and concise history of film from the late 19th century to the present day. The book has a very user-friendly structure [and] the authors have managed successfully to combine two types of film text book: an all-embracing and succinct history book and an excellent collection of essays which provide a chronological analysis of the development of cinema... the book is an excellent general history for undergraduate film and media students and would also be very useful for those studying popular culture and cultural history.
Table of ContentsPreface Part One: Film History from its origins to 1945 1. The Emergence of Cinema 2. Organising Early Film Audiences 3. Nationalism, Trade and Market Domination 4. Establishing Classical Norms 5. The Age of the Dream Palace and the Rise of the Star System 6. Competing with Hollywood: National Film Industries Outside Hollywood 7. The Rise of the Studios and the Coming of Sound 8. Realism, Nationalism and 'Film Culture' 9. Adjustment, Depression and Regulation 10. Totalitarianism, Dictatorship and Propaganda 11. The Common People, Historical Drama and the Preparations for War 12. War-time Unity and Alienation Part Two: Film History from 1946 to the present 13. Post-War Challenges: National Regeneration, HUAC Investigations, Divestiture, and Declining Audiences 14. The Politics of Polarisation: Affluence, Anxiety and the Cold War 15. Cinematic Spectacles and the Rise of the Independents 16. New Waves, Specialist Audiences and Adult Films 17. Radicalism, Revolution and Counter-Cinema 18. Modernism, Nostalgia and the Hollywood Renaissance 19. From Movie Brats to Movie Blockbusters 20. The Exhibitors Strike Back: Multiplexes, Video and the Rise of Home Cinema 21. Postmodernism, High Concept and Eighties Excess 22. Cults, Independents and "Guerrilla" Filmmaking 23. From Cinemas to Theme Parks: Conglomeration, Synergy and Multimedia 24. Globalisation and the New Millennium Bibliography
