Cinemas and cinemagoing in wartime Britain, 1939-45 : The utility dream palace /

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During the Second World War, the popularity and importance of the cinema in Britain was at its peak. Richard Farmer provides a social and cultural history of cinemas and cinemagoing in Britain between 1939 and 1945, and explores the impact that the war had on the places in which British people watch...

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Autor principal: Farmer, Richard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Motion pictures > Social aspects.
Motion pictures.
Social aspects.
HISTORY / Social History
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne.
Cinema > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Cinema > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siecle.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Motion pictures > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover ; Cinemas and cinemagoing in wartime Britain, 1939-45; Contents; List of illustrations ; List of tables ; General editor's foreword ; Acknowledgements ; List of abbreviations ; Note on sources ; Introduction; 1. Dark houses: cinemagoing in the early months of the war; 2. The Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association and the government; 3. Forlorn and bedraggled spectacles: cinemagoing in the blitz; 4. On the appearance and disappearance of staff; 5. Showmanship in wartime; 6. Cinemagoing in wartime; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

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