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Hanson, Stuart.

From silent screen to multi-screen : a history of cinema exhibition in Britain since 1896 / Stuart Hanson. - Manchester ; New York : New York, NY : Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2007. - 212 p. ; 24 cm. - Studies in popular culture . - Studies in popular culture (Manchester, England) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [192]-198) and index.

From the fairground to the picture palace: 1896-1913 -- Post-war consolidation, the coming of sound and Hollywood: 1913-30 -- Cinema as mass entertainment: 1930-50 -- From 'golden age' to the beginnings of decline: 1950-60 -- Sub-dividing and falling, and the lessons from the USA: 1960s-1984 -- The multiplex revolution: 1985-present -- The future for cinema exhibition in the digital age.

ISBN: 0719069440 (hbk.) 9780719069444 (hbk.) 0719069459 (pbk.) 9780719069451 (pbk.)

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA874392 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014600073 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Motion picture industry--History.--Great Britain
Motion pictures--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Motion picture audiences--History.--Great Britain
Filmtheater.
Film.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
GroCbritannien.

Subjects--Index Terms: Industria del Cine Cine

LC Class. No.: PN 1993.5 / H251f 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 384.850941