| Films for the Colonies: Cinema and the Preservation of the British Empire Contributor(s): Rice, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520300394 ISBN-13: 9780520300392 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - Genres - Historical - Performing Arts | Film - Genres - Documentary - History | Europe - Great Britain - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2019001394 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 8.8" (1.05 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Films for the Colonies examines the British Government's use of film across its vast Empire from the 1920s until widespread independence in the 1960s. Central to this work was the Colonial Film Unit, which produced, distributed, and, through its network of mobile cinemas, exhibited instructional and educational films throughout the British colonies. Using extensive archival research and rarely seen films, Films for the Colonies provides a new historical perspective on the last decades of the British Empire. It also offers a fresh exploration of British and global cinema, charting the emergence and endurance of new forms of cinema culture from Ghana to Jamaica, Malta to Malaysia. In highlighting the integral role of film in managing and maintaining a rapidly changing Empire, Tom Rice offers a compelling and far-reaching account of the media, propaganda, and the legacies of colonialism. |