{"product_id":"american-cinema-1890-1909-andre-gaudreault-9780813544434","title":"American Cinema, 1890-1909: Themes and Variations","description":"At the turn of the twentieth century, cinema was quickly establishing itself as a legitimate form of popular entertainment.\u003cp\u003eThe essays in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Cinema 1890-1909\u003c\/i\u003e explore and define how the making of motion pictures flowered into an industry that would finally become the central entertainment institution of the world. Beginning with all the early types of pictures that moved, this volume tells the story of the invention and consolidation of the various processes that gave rise to what we now call \"cinema.\" By examining the battles over patents, production, exhibition, and the reception of film, readers learn how going to the movies became a social tradition in American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the course of these two decades, cinema succeeded both in establishing itself among other entertainment and instructional media and in updating various forms of spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andre Gaudreault\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813544432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813544434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2009","brand":"Andre Gaudreault","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947301634303,"sku":"9780813544434","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a20102b3-2021-470b-a135-a42fc52e45ed.jpg?v=1681517908","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-cinema-1890-1909-andre-gaudreault-9780813544434","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}