Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Preface viii
4. Part I: Film History from its Origins to 1945
5. 1. The Emergence of Cinema 1
6. 2. Organising Early Film Audiences 21
7. 3. Nationalism, Trade and Market Domination 45
8. 4. Establishing Classical Norms 67
9. 5. The Age of the Dream Palace and the Rise of the Star System 93
10. 6. Competing with Hollywood: National Film Industries outside Hollywood 120
11. 7. The Rise of the Studios and the Coming of Sound 147
12. 8. Realism, Nationalism and ‘Film Culture’ 165
13. 9. Adjustment, Depression and Regulation 187
14. 10. Totalitarianism, Dictatorship and Propaganda 208
15. 11. The Common People, Historical Drama and Preparations for War 236
16. 12. Wartime, Unity and Alienation 256
17. Part II: Film History from 1946 to the Present
18. 13. Postwar Challenges: National Regeneration, HUAC 279
19. 14. The Politics of Polarisation: Affluence, Anxiety and the Cold War 305
20. 15. Cinematic Spectacles and the Rise of the Independents 340
21. 16. New Waves, Specialist Audiences and Adult Films 371
22. 17. Radicalism, Revolution and Counter-Cinema 392
23. 18. Modernism, Nostalgia and the Hollywood Renaissance 408
24. 19. From Movie Brats to Movie Blockbusters 435
25. 20. The Exhibitors Strike Back: Multiplexes, Video and the Rise of Home Cinema 457
26. 21. Postmodernism, High Concept and Eighties Excess 483
27. 22. Cults, Independents and ‘Guerrilla’ Filmmaking 504
28. 23. From Cinemas to Theme Parks: Conglomeration, Synergy and Multimedia 529
29. 24. Globalisation and the New Millennium 550
30. Bibliography 574
31. Copyright Acknowledgements 585
32. Index 588