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Maricruz Ricalde - Global Mexican Cinema: Its Golden Age - 9781844575329 - V9781844575329
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Global Mexican Cinema: Its Golden Age

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Description for Global Mexican Cinema: Its Golden Age Paperback. A lively and cogent exploration of the golden age of Mexican cinema, which spanned the 1930s through to the 1950s. This book examines both Mexican cinema's role in building an imagined national community within Mexico and its economic and cultural impact on Latin America, Europe, and the United States. Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; APF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
The golden age of Mexican cinema, which spanned the 1930s through to the 1950s, saw Mexico's film industry become one of
the most productive in the world, exercising a decisive influence on national culture and identity.

In the first major study of the global reception and impact of Mexican Golden Age cinema, this book captures the key aspects of its international success, from its role in forming a nostalgic cultural landscape for Mexican emigrants working in the United States, to its economic and cultural influence on Latin America, Spain and Yugoslavia. Challenging existing perceptions, the authors reveal how ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Cultural Histories of Cinema
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844575329
SKU
V9781844575329
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About Maricruz Ricalde
Robert Irwin is Professor and Chancellor's Fellow in the Department of Spanish and Portugese at the University of California, USA. He is the author of Bandits, Captives, Heroines and Saints: Cultural Icons of Mexico's Northwest Borderlands (2007), and co-editor of Dictionary of Latin American Cultural Studies (2011). Mariacruz Castro Ricalde is Professor of Humanities at the ... Read more

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