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Screening Out the Past: The Birth of Mass Culture and the Motion Picture Industry (Paperback)

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"A scrupulously argued, clearly written account of Hollywood's role in bringing America skipping and giggling from the Victorian world into the twentieth century."--Philip French, London Sunday Observer

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press (December 15, 1983)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226511731
ISBN-13: 978-0226511733
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
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4.0 out of 5 stars film history, July 29, 2001

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The book is great for understanding why film became popular. It incorporates the history of film with the general history of America, specifically during the turn of the century. The one problem that I had with the book was how repetetive it was. All in all I felt like I learned a lot.

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5.0 out of 5 stars historical account of the motion picture industry, September 25, 1998

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good, but too detailed. lost in the minute details at times and loose focus on the "big picture."

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