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Contemporary World Cinema: Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia
Shohini Chaudhuri
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Description for Contemporary World Cinema: Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia
Paperback. This book provides an overview of the cinemas of Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia, interpreting some of the recent developments as strategic responses to globalisation. Highlighting transnational and cross-cultural structures, influences and themes. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1FK; 1FP; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 362.
Since the start of the 1990s, despite tougher competition than ever before from Hollywood, a rebirth and flourishing of cinema has been taking place in parts of Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia. This book provides an overview of the cinemas of these regions, interpreting some of the recent developments as strategic responses to globalisation. Highlighting transnational and cross-cultural structures, influences and themes, it offers: * A broad critical context for the study of contemporary world cinema, introducing key concepts and issues including modes of production and distribution. * Cultural and historical background for the cinemas of ... Read more
Since the start of the 1990s, despite tougher competition than ever before from Hollywood, a rebirth and flourishing of cinema has been taking place in parts of Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia. This book provides an overview of the cinemas of these regions, interpreting some of the recent developments as strategic responses to globalisation. Highlighting transnational and cross-cultural structures, influences and themes, it offers: * A broad critical context for the study of contemporary world cinema, introducing key concepts and issues including modes of production and distribution. * Cultural and historical background for the cinemas of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748617999
SKU
V9780748617999
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About Shohini Chaudhuri
Shohini Chaudhuri is Lecturer in Contemporary Writing and Film at the University of Essex.
Reviews for Contemporary World Cinema: Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia
Chaudhuri's thinking is clean, complex, important, scholarly, and informed ! A blurb on the back says the book is "vital" for students and teachers of film. And it really is. Her book is fluent and readable, and should encourage film students to explore further. This book is an indispensable introductory tool that grants readers insights into some of the most ... Read more