xxxvi, 449 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-415) and index
Timeline 1832-2012 -- The invention of the movies -- The birth of an American industry -- World cinema : the silent era -- The Hollywood studio system in the 1930s and 1940s -- International cinema through World War II -- Postwar challenges to the movies -- World cinema in the 1950s -- The 1960s explosion -- World cinema 1970 to the present -- The new Hollywood
"Provides a concise and accurate overview of the history of world cinema"--Page 4 of cover