{"product_id":"the-routledge-companion-to-film-history-9780415776578","title":"The Routledge Companion to Film History","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): William Guynn\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Modern - 21st Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Film History\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable guide for anyone studying film history for the first time. The approach taken presents a substantial and readable overview of the field and provides students with a tool of reference that will be valuable throughout their studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume is divided into two parts. The first is a set of eleven essays that approaches film history around the following themes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eHistory of the moving image\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eFilm as art and popular culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eProduction process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvolution of sound\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlternative modes: experimental, documentary, animation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCultural difference\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eFilm's relationship to history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second is a critical dictionary that explains concepts, summarizes debates in film studies, defines technical terms, describes major periods and movements, and discusses historical situations and the film industry. The volume as a whole is designed as an active system of cross-references: readers of the essays are referred to dictionary entries (and vice versa) and both provide short bibliographies that encourage readers to investigate topics. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45235597082775,"sku":"9780415776578","price":4598.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415776578.webp?v=1769210271","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-routledge-companion-to-film-history-9780415776578","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}