Visions of Japanese Modernity : Articulations of Cinema, Nation, and Spectatorship, 1895-1925

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"Visions of Japanese Modernity is the single best account of the formation of Japanese cinema. Deftly drawing on film discourses, regulations, and exhibition practices, it brilliantly brings into focus one of the most exuberant and contested moments in the history of cinema. It not only sets ne...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gerow, Aaron Andrew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Motion pictures.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > General.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
ART > Film & Video.
Cinema > Japon > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Cinema > Japon > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Motion pictures > Japan > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > Japan > History > 19th century.
Japan.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Visions of Japanese Modernity is the single best account of the formation of Japanese cinema. Deftly drawing on film discourses, regulations, and exhibition practices, it brilliantly brings into focus one of the most exuberant and contested moments in the history of cinema. It not only sets new standards for film history but also plants the seeds for a counterhistory to cinema as such."Thomas LaMarre, author of The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation "In this landmark study, Aaron Gerow richly demonstrates the vibrancy of Japanese film culture as no book has done befor.
Physical Description:1 online resource (344 pages).
ISBN:9780520945593

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