Cinema and Society in the British Empire, 1895-1940 [electronic resource] /
Burns, James.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The birth of the cinema age -- Silents in the empire -- Uplifting the empire: colonial cinema and the educational film-movement, 1913-1940 -- The era of the talkies -- Conclusion.
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.
Great Britain—History.
History, Modern.
Civilization—History.
Imperialism.
Social history.
World history.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Modern History.
Cultural History.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
Social History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.