The projection of Britain : a history of the GPO Film Unit / edited by Scott Anthony and James G. Ma...
The projection of Britain : a history of the GPO Film Unit / edited by Scott Anthony and James G. Ma...
The projection of Britain : a history of the GPO Film Unit / edited by Scott Anthony and James G. Mansell.
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Publisher
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Date
2011.
Call Numbers
N384.80654/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 338 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: -- Contents -- 1. Acknowledgements -- 2. Introduction (Chris Frayling tbc) -- PART I: ARGUMENTS, IDEAS, ISSUES -- 3. John Grierson and the lost world of the GPO Film Unit -- Jeffrey Richards -- 4. The GPO Film Unit and 'Britishness' in the 1930s -- Scott Anthony -- 5...
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Publisher
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2011.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
- PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Guides & Reviews
- PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / General
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Summary
"This Reader provides a comprehensive resource guide to the films, filmmakers and social and cultural importance of the GPO Film Unit. In addition to original essays by leading film and cultural historians, the volume reprints rare archival material about the work of the Unit, as well as a GPO filmography and profiles of key figures"--
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The projection of Britain : a history of the GPO Film Unit / edited by Scott Anthony and James G. Mansell.
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"A BFI book published by Palgrave Macmillan."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes filmography.
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N384.80654/1
Record Identifier
74VvzxdV2kOM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvzxdV2kOM
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ISBN
9781844573745 (pbk.)
9781844573752 (acidfree paper)
DDC
384.806541
MMS ID
991009558229702626
