American Film History
Lucia, Cynthia (Rider University, USA) / Grundmann, Roy (Boston University, USA) / Simon, Art (Montclair State University, USA)
This authoritative collection of introductory and specialized readings explores the rich and innovative history of this period in American cinema. Spanning an essential range of subjects from the early 1900s Nickelodeon to the decline of the studio system in the 1960s, it combines a broad historical context with careful readings of individual films.
* Charts the rise of film in early twentieth-century America from its origins to 1960, explorin...