Section 1. The first four decades (1888-1929). Origins -- Animation in the United States of America -- The European individualists -- Argentina : the world's first animated feature film -- The United States of America : breaking the sound barrier -- Walt Disney : the world's most successful animation studio -- Section 2. Animation in the 1930s. Europe -- The United States of America : animation heads west -- Talent in other pre-war nations -- The masters of animation -- Section 3. The next three decades (1940-1970). The United States of America -- The Canadian phenomenon -- Western Europe -- Eastern Europe -- Animation in Asia -- Animation in Latin America -- Colour plates -- Section 4. A new wave of animation (1970s and 1980s). The United States of America -- Canada -- Western Europe : the new generation -- Eastern Europe -- Latin America -- Africa -- New realities in Asia -- Australasia -- The Globe Trotters of animation -- Section 5. The electronic age -- Computers and animation -- Section 6. Reference
