Cinema and Society in the British Empire, 1895-1940

By 1940 going to the movies was the most popular form of public leisure in Britain's empire. This book explores the social and cultural impact of the movies in colonial societies in the early cinema age.

Author: James Burns
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 07/26/2013
Pages: 243
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781137308016

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2014

About the Author

James Burns teaches African History at Clemson University, USA. He is the author of several works on the social history of cinema, including Flickering Shadows: Cinema and Identity in Colonial Zimbabwe (2002)