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The Oxford History of World Cinema
G Nowell-Smith
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Description for The Oxford History of World Cinema
Paperback. Features a history of World Cinema. This book traces the history of the twentieth-century's popular entertainment form, covering different aspects of its development, stars, studios, and cultural impact. It is intended for students and general readers. Editor(s): Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 848 pages, numerous halftones (some colour). BIC Classification: APFA; HBTB; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1832.
The Oxford History of World Cinema is the most authoritative, up-to-date history of the Cinema ever undertaken. It traces the history of the twentieth-century's most enduringly popular entertainment form, covering all aspects of its development, stars, studios, and cultural impact. The book celebrates and chronicles over one hundred years of diverse achievement from westerns to the New Wave, from animation to the Avant-Garde, and from Hollywood to Hong Kong, with an international team of distinguished film historians telling the story of the major inventions and developments in the cinema business, its institutions, genres, and personnel. Other chapters outline the evolution ... Read more
The Oxford History of World Cinema is the most authoritative, up-to-date history of the Cinema ever undertaken. It traces the history of the twentieth-century's most enduringly popular entertainment form, covering all aspects of its development, stars, studios, and cultural impact. The book celebrates and chronicles over one hundred years of diverse achievement from westerns to the New Wave, from animation to the Avant-Garde, and from Hollywood to Hong Kong, with an international team of distinguished film historians telling the story of the major inventions and developments in the cinema business, its institutions, genres, and personnel. Other chapters outline the evolution ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
Number of Pages
848
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198742425
SKU
V9780198742425
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-41
About G Nowell-Smith
Geoffrey Nowell-Smith is Project Director of the Joint European Filmography, and Fellow of the European Humanities Research Centre at Oxford University.
Reviews for The Oxford History of World Cinema
a richly rewarding, impressively wide-ranging trawl through the medium's first 100 years
Time Out
an essential guide for all serious cinema enthusiasts
Flicks
If any new book deserves the gloss of informed and sacred text, it is The Oxford History of World Cinema ... a sound and thorough job in creating something that at least tries ... Read more
Time Out
an essential guide for all serious cinema enthusiasts
Flicks
If any new book deserves the gloss of informed and sacred text, it is The Oxford History of World Cinema ... a sound and thorough job in creating something that at least tries ... Read more