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  • The Kinetoscope

    A British History

    The story of how the motion-picture device was developed, and its role in Victorian society and early cinema.The position of the kinetoscope in film history is central and undisputed; indicative of its importance is the detailed attention American scholars have given to examining its history. However, the Kinetoscope's development in Britain has not been well documented and much current ... Leer más

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  • Early Cinema in Asia

    Early Cinema in Asia explores how cinema became a popular medium in the world's largest and most diverse continent. Beginning with the end of Asia's colonial period in the 19th century, contributors to this volume document the struggle by pioneering figures to introduce the medium of film to the vast continent, overcoming geographic, technological, and cultural difficulties. As an early form of ... Leer más

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  • Politicking and Emergent Media

    US Presidential Elections of the 1890s

    Presidential campaigns of the twenty-first century were not the first to mobilize an array of new media forms in efforts to gain electoral victory. In Politicking and Emergent Media, distinguished historian Charles Musser looks at four US presidential campaigns during the long 1890s (1888–1900) as Republicans and Democrats deployed a variety of media forms to promote their candidates and platforms ... Leer más

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  • Oscar Micheaux and His Circle

    African-American Filmmaking and Race Cinema of the Silent Era

    Oscar Micheaux—the most prolific African American filmmaker to date and a filmmaking giant of the silent period—has finally found his rightful place in film history. Both artist and showman, Micheaux stirred controversy in his time as he confronted issues such as lynching, miscegenation, peonage and white supremacy, passing, and corruption among black clergymen. In this important collection, ... Leer más

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  • The Documentary Film Reader

    History, Theory, Criticism

    Edición de Jonathan Kahana ...
    Bringing together an expansive range of writing by scholars, critics, historians, and filmmakers, The Documentary Film Reader presents an international perspective on the most significant developments and debates from several decades of critical writing about documentary. Each of the book's seven sections covers a distinct period in the history of documentary, collecting both contemporary and ... Leer más

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    The Life of R.C. Sherriff, Playwright of the Trenches

    de Roland Wales ...
    Kingston playwright R.C. Sherriff came to fame with his First World War drama Journeys End, which was based on his own experiences as a young officer on the Western Front. Its success made him a household name and opened the door to a highly lucrative career as a novelist, playwright and screenwriter in Hollywood and in Britain. Many of his movies The Invisible Man, Goodbye Mr Chips, The Four ... Leer más

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  • Shopping, Seduction & Mr. Selfridge

    If you lived at Downton Abbey, you shopped at Selfridge’s.Harry Gordon Selfridge was a charismatic American who, in twenty-five years working at Marshall Field’s in Chicago, rose from lowly stockboy to a partner in the business which his visionary skills had helped to create. At the turn of the twentieth century he brought his own American dream to London’s Oxford Street where, in 1909, with a ... Leer más

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  • Singapore Flings

    Literary Stopovers from Chekhov to Tagore

    de Ira Nadel ...
    Literary greats have long visited Singapore, fascinated by its culture and history. Explore the experiences of writers like Anton Chekhov, Rabindranath Tagore, Noël Coward, Isabella Bird, Pablo Neruda and Joseph Conrad, among others, and discover how Singapore remained a lasting part of their creative imagination. ... Leer más

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  • The Railways

    Nation, Network and People

    de Simon Bradley ...
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  • A Dictionary of Film Studies

    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    A Dictionary of Film Studies covers all aspects of its discipline as it is currently taught at undergraduate level. Offering exhaustive and authoritative coverage, this A-Z is written by experts in the field, and covers terms, concepts, debates, and movements in film theory and criticism; national, international, and transnational cinemas; film history, movements, and genres; film industry ... Leer más

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  • The Little Book of the London Underground

    de David Long ...
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  • The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction

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    A user-friendly reference for English-language readers who are eager to explore contemporary fiction from around the world.Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this guide introduces the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge Chinese works to ... Leer más

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