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Hollywood : a very short introduction / Peter Decherney.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Decherney, Peter, author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles--History.
- Motion picture industry.
- Motion pictures--California--Los Angeles--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Summary:
- Peter Decherney tells the story of Hollywood, from its 19th-century origins to the emergence of internet media empires. He recounts how the studio system rose out of the ashes of Thomas Edison's trust to create the handful of companies that have dominated global screens and imaginations for more than 100 years, and reveals how the elements we take to be a natural part of the Hollywood experience - stars, genre-driven storytelling, blockbuster franchises, etc. - are really the product of cultural, political and commercial forces.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 16, 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-994361-3
- 0-19-994360-5
- 0-19-045434-2
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