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Cinema and Society in the British Empire, 1895-1940

Palgrave Macmillan

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Part of the book series: Britain and the World (BAW)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Introduction

    • James Burns
    Pages 1-12
  3. The Birth of the Cinema Age

    • James Burns
    Pages 13-54
  4. Silents in the Empire

    • James Burns
    Pages 55-92
  5. The Era of the Talkies

    • James Burns
    Pages 133-173
  6. Conclusion

    • James Burns
    Pages 174-181
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 182-243

About this book

By 1940 going to the movies was the most popular form of public leisure in Britain's empire. This book explores the social and cultural impact of the movies in colonial societies in the early cinema age.

Reviews

“Cinema and Society in the British Empire is … a thoroughly fascinating book. … It reveals the complexity and nuance of British colonial rule in the tropical empire while exploring cinema’s crucial role within it. … This is an accessibly written, broad-ranging and impeccably researched book that is certain to be a key point of reference for future scholars of cinema-going in the British Empire. It is sure to attract a wide readership.” (Robert James, The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, Vol. 42 (3), 2014)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of History, Clemson University, USA

    James Burns

About the author

James Burns teaches African History at Clemson University, USA. He is the author of several works on the social history of cinema, including Flickering Shadows: Cinema and Identity in Colonial Zimbabwe (2002)

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