The History of Cinema: A Very Short Introduction

by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith

Book Overview

Cinema was the first, and is arguably still the greatest, of the industrialized art forms that came to dominate the cultural life of the twentieth century. Today, it continues to adapt and grow as new technologies and viewing platforms become available, and remains an integral cultural and aesthetic entertainment experience for people the world over.

Cinema developed against the backdrop of the two world wars, and over the years has seen smaller...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198701772
• ISBN13: 9780198701774
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.2" x 6.7"