An Economic History of Film Hardback
Edited by John Sedgwick, Michael (University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom) Pokorny
Part of the Routledge Explorations in Economic History series
Hardback
Description
The economics of the movie industry has been curiously neglected by scholars, especially given the material circumstances in which film has been produced, distributed and exhibited in capitalist economies and its central importance in the lives of the huge numbers attracted to it as a commodity. This book provides an economic framework for understanding developments in film history.
Film is a peculiar commodity with a unique set of characteristics.
The topic hence is interesting and covered with aplomb by the contributors to the volume.
The book includes sections on:long-term trends in the film industrythe transformation of film from a primitive commodity to a heavily branded productthe operation of the studio systemthe end of the studio system in post-war Americathe role and payment of starsHollywood’s approach to risk during the 1990s. Experts from the UK and North America have come together in these pages and the result is a readable, insightful and enlightening book that will gain many fans amongst those with an interest in the economics of film, economic historians, film historians and aficionados of the movie industry generally.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:368 pages, 46 Tables, black and white; 46 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:09/09/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415324922
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:368 pages, 46 Tables, black and white; 46 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:09/09/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415324922
