Title Cinema and society in the British empire, 1895-1940 / James Burns, associate professor, Clemson University

Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Description 1 online resource Series Britain and the World Britain and the world. Contents Introduction -- The birth of the cinema age -- Silents in the empire -- Uplifting the empire: colonial cinema and the educational film-movement, 1913-1940 -- The era of the talkies -- Conclusion Summary This is the first study of the social history of the movies in Britain's tropical empire. Drawing on a wide array of sources, it reconstructs the emergence of movie-going as a form of public leisure in British territories from Singapore to Guiana. The book demonstrates that, by the eve of the Second World War, movies had become woven into the fabric of urban life, and were infiltrating into the most remote corners of the countryside. As the movies grew in prominence, their popularity sparked debates about empire and identity that resonated across the globe Notes Print version record Subject Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- Commonwealth countries Motion picture industry -- Commonwealth countries Social & cultural history -- c 1800 to c 1900 -- British Empire -- 20th century. Colonialism & imperialism -- c 1800 to c 1900 -- British Empire -- 20th century. Films, cinema -- c 1800 to c 1900 -- British Empire -- 20th century. PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology. History. Motion picture industry Motion pictures -- Social aspects Social & cultural history -- British Empire -- 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899 -- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999. Colonialism & imperialism -- British Empire -- 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899 -- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999. Films, cinema -- British Empire -- 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899 -- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999. Commonwealth countries Form Electronic book ISBN 9781137308023 1137308028

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