Cinemas and cinemagoing in wartime Britain, 1939-45 : the utility dream palace /
During the Second World War, the popularity and importance of the cinema in Britain was at its peak. Richard Farmer provides a social and cultural history of cinemas and cinemagoing in Britain between 1939 and 1945, and explores the impact that the war had on the places in which British people watch...
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| Формат: | Licensed eBooks |
| Хэл сонгох: | англи |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2016.
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| Цуврал: | Studies in popular culture (Manchester, England)
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| Онлайн хандалт: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv18b5mr2 |
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- Cover ; Cinemas and cinemagoing in wartime Britain, 1939-45; Contents; List of illustrations ; List of tables ; General editor's foreword ; Acknowledgements ; List of abbreviations ; Note on sources ; Introduction; 1. Dark houses: cinemagoing in the early months of the war; 2. The Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association and the government; 3. Forlorn and bedraggled spectacles: cinemagoing in the blitz; 4. On the appearance and disappearance of staff; 5. Showmanship in wartime; 6. Cinemagoing in wartime; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index