Contemporary World Cinema: Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia

by Shohini Chaudhuri

Book Overview

Since the start of the 1990s, despite tougher competition than ever before from Hollywood, a rebirth and flourishing of cinema has been taking place in parts of Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia. This book provides an overview of the cinemas of these regions, interpreting some of the recent developments as strategic responses to globalisation. Highlighting transnational and cross-cultural structures, influences and themes, it offers:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074861799X
• ISBN13: 9780748617999
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"