An Introduction to World Cinema.(Brief article)(Book review)

From: The Bookwatch | Date: May 1, 2008 | Copyright information

An Introduction to World Cinema

Aristides Gazetas

McFarland & Company

PO Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640

9780786439072, $35.00 www.mcfarlandpub.com 1-800-253-2187

Few mass mediums have as wide spread and enduringly influential cultural impact as the movies. Written by playwright, director, and teacher of 30 years' experience Aristides Gazetas, An Introduction to World Cinema is now in an updated second edition. A scholarly, college-level textbook concerning the global history of film as an art form, as well as an analysis of its effect on society and politics, An ...

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