The hidden foundation
Subtitle: cinema and the question of class
By: David E. James and Rick Berg, editors.
Contributors: James, David E., 1945-; Berg, Rick.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press; Univ Of Minnesota Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
Subjects: Motion pictures -- Political aspects; Motion pictures -- Social aspects; Social classes; Social classes in motion pictures
Description: Ranging from the earliest days of the cinema to the present, The Hidden Foundation reestablishes class as a fundamental aspect of film history. Featuring prominent film scholars and historians, this volume is unique in its international scope, diversity of perspectives and methodologies, and the sweep of its analysis.

The Hidden Foundation begins with a review of the history of class in social and political thought, going on to chronicle its disappearance from film and cultural studies. Subsequent essays consider topics ranging from American and Soviet silent film through Chinese and American film in the fifties, to the restructuring of the working class that was a feature of films of the 1980s in both the United States and Great Britain.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.