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Paperback. Drawing on the records of studio personnel, independent exhibitors, moviegoers, and the motion pictures themselves, this title analyzes what was wrong - and right - with Hollywood at the end of a heralded decade, and how the industry's troubles changed the making and marketing of films in 1938 and beyond. Num Pages: 284 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271807
ISBN
9780520271807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 72 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFN; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 28. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163934
ISBN
9780231163934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.53

Hardback. Investigates Hollywood's ability to appeal to British filmgoers, as well as its ability to alienate, enrage and amuse them across films ranging from The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1922) to The Patriot (2000). Series: Cinema and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854079
ISBN
9781848854079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.44
€ 135.20

Hardback. Looks at the sexy, humorous, violent, and tragic history of the mob in Hollywood from the 1920s, when Joe Kennedy decided to buy a motion picture company, to the 1980s when the last vestiges of mob influence were revealed through investigations of former Screen Actors Guild President Ronald Reagan and his union backers. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; APF; HBTB; JKVM; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589793200
ISBN
9781589793200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.30

Hardback. A penetrating and multi-layered study of the infamous Screen Director's Guild meeting of 1950 and the birth of the Hollywood blacklist Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 174 pages, 13 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813168920
ISBN
9780813168920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.52

Paperback. Analyzes white fantasies of interracial desire in the history of popular American film. With readings of films like D W Griffith's 1915, "The Birth of a Nation" and of key forgotten films and censorship documents, this book argues that dominant fantasies of miscegenation have had a profound impact on the form and content of American cinema. Num Pages: 400 pages, 142 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFA; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113050
ISBN
9780691113050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 41.40

Paperback. Hollywood 1963-1976: Years of Revolution and Reaction is a comprehensive study of one of the most tumultuous eras in American film, chronicling the collapse of the studio system, the rise of the auteur, and the birth of the blockbuster. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; APF; HBTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405188289
ISBN
9781405188289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.42

Hardback. Looking at iconic films such as The Godfather, The French Connection, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver & A Woman Under the Influence, this book reveals that the narrative and stylistic innovations of the 1970s opened a new era in American cinema. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 b&w photos, 11 tables, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 607.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292722798
ISBN
9780292722798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

Paperback. Series: Commerce & Mass Culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816645411
ISBN
9780816645411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.14

Num Pages: 224 pages, 404 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1602.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764320101
ISBN
9780764320101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.86

Hardback. This timely book recounts the story of British Columbia's rapid rise from relative obscurity in the film world to its current status as "Hollywood North." Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJP; APF; HBT; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809672
ISBN
9780774809672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.46

Paperback. This selection of essays taken from "Hollywood Quarterly" reflect the astonishing eclecticism of the journal, with sections on animation, the avant-garde, and documentary to go along with a representative sampling of articles about feature-length narrative films. Editor(s): Smoodin, Eric; Martin, Ann. Num Pages: 417 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 12 line figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APFA; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232747
ISBN
9780520232747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.58

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813547497
ISBN
9780813547497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.70

Hardcover. For the first time, this book tells the 'lost' story of the 1930s Western. Written from a concern to understand Western films primarily as products of Hollywood's studio system, it recovers the context in which Westerns were produced, exhibited and viewed in the 1930s. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFA; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896931
ISBN
9780859896931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199943548
ISBN
9780199943548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Fully revised, updated, and extended, the fifth edition of Hollywood s America provides an important compilation of interpretive essays and primary documents that allows students to read films as cultural artifacts within the contexts of actual past events. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
5th Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118976494
ISBN
9781118976494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.77

Hardback. From 1934 to 1954 Joseph I Breen, a media-savvy Victorian Irishman, reigned over the Production Code Administration, the Hollywood office tasked with censoring the American screen. This title tells the story of Breen's ascent to power and the widespread effects of his reign. Num Pages: 440 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; APFA; BGF; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143585
ISBN
9780231143585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 78.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; APF; JFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143592
ISBN
9780231143592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.02

Hardback. This book introduces the relationship between the American government and the American film industry during the Cold War. Num Pages: 352 pages, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; APFA; JPS; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625239
ISBN
9780748625239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.37
€ 122.73

Paperback. This book introduces the relationship between the American government and the American film industry during the Cold War. Num Pages: 352 pages, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625246
ISBN
9780748625246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.07

Paperback. Provides an insightful take on modern American cinema's relations with, and influence on Reagan, Clinton, and Bush administrations. The author tells the story of the corporate take-over of the movies in the 1970s, and the subsequent transformation of Hollywood into the dominant force in the global media industry. Series: Cinema and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; APF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845111038
ISBN
9781845111038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 black & white halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453687
ISBN
9780801453687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.66

Hardback. A fascinating, vivid, and on-the-ground account of Russian Orthodoxy's resurgence Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; 3JM; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300222241
ISBN
9780300222241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801442070
ISBN
9780801442070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.52

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