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Cinema and Society in the British Empire, 1895-1940

Cinema and Society in the British Empire, 1895-1940

Description

By 1940 going to the movies was the most popular form of public leisure in Britain's empire. This book explores the social and cultural impact of the movies in colonial societies in the early cinema age.

Keywords

HistoryEuropeGreat BritainModernSocial HistoryPolitical ScienceImperialismWorldColonialism & Post-Colonialism

2013Book

Author(s)James McDonald

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9781137308016

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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