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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farmer, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 watched films.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2016.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations (black and white)
Audience:Specialized.
ISBN:9781784997366

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