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Contemporary American Cinema

Williams, Linda Ruth and Hammond, Michael (eds.) (2006) Contemporary American Cinema, London, UK; U.S.A. and Canada, Open University Press; McGraw-Hill, 584pp.

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Individual chapters include:

-The decline of the studio system
-The rise of American new wave cinema
-The history of the blockbuster
-The parallel histories of independent and underground film
-Black cinema from blaxploitation to the 1990s
-Changing audiences
-The effects of new technology
-Comprehensive overview of US documentary from 1960 to the present

Contributors include: Stephen Prince, Steve Neale, Susan Jeffords, Yvonne Tasker, Barbara Klinger, Jim Hillier, Peter Kramer, Mark Shiel, Sheldon Hall, Eithne Quinn, Michele Aaron, Jonathan Munby.

Item Type:Book
ISBN:0335218318 (paperback)
0335218326 (hardback)
Related URLs:http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/c...ma&start=1
Subjects:P Language and Literature > PE English
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1993 Motion Pictures
Divisions:University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Humanities > Film Studies
University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Humanities > English
ePrint ID:39194
Deposited On:22 Jun 2006
Last Modified:26 Mar 2010 21:03

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