Hollywood
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Peter Decherney
Series: Very short introductions; Very short introductions
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780199943548
Subjects: Motion pictures; Motion picture industry; History
Description: "Peter Decherney tells the story of Hollywood, from its nineteenth-century origins to the emergence of internet media empires. Using well-known movies, stars, and directors, the book shows that the elements we take to be a natural part of the Hollywood experience--stars, genre-driven storytelling, blockbuster franchises, etc.--are the product of cultural, political, and commercial forces"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Five Theses on the History of Hollywood; title: 1. Before Hollywood; title: 2. The Studio System; title: 3. Sound and the Production Code; title: 4. Hollywood at War; title: 5. The Blacklist and Cold War; title: 6. The New Hollywood; title: 7. Home Video and Indiewood; title: 8. Digital Cinema and the Internet.