Cinema And Society In The British Empire, 1895-1940 (britain And The World)
by James Burns /
2013 / English / PDF
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This is the first study of the social history of the movies in
Britain's tropical empire. Drawing on a wide array of sources, it
reconstructs the emergence of movie-going as a form of public
leisure in British territories from Singapore to Guiana. The book
demonstrates that, by the eve of the Second World War, movies had
become woven into the fabric of urban life, and were infiltrating
into the most remote corners of the countryside. As the movies
grew in prominence, their popularity sparked debates about empire
and identity that resonated across the globe.
This is the first study of the social history of the movies in
Britain's tropical empire. Drawing on a wide array of sources, it
reconstructs the emergence of movie-going as a form of public
leisure in British territories from Singapore to Guiana. The book
demonstrates that, by the eve of the Second World War, movies had
become woven into the fabric of urban life, and were infiltrating
into the most remote corners of the countryside. As the movies
grew in prominence, their popularity sparked debates about empire
and identity that resonated across the globe.