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As early as 1909, African Americans were utilizing the new medium of cinema to catalogue the world around them, using the film camera as a device to capture the
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To a substantial degree cinema has served to define the perceived character of the peoples and nations of the Middle East. This book covers the production and e
Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema
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The cinema of Japan predates that of Russia, China, and India, and it has been able to sustain itself without outside assistance for over a century. Japanese ci
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Motion pictures were introduced to China in 1896, and today China is a major player in the global film industry. However, the story of how Chinese cinema became
Historical Dictionary of American Cinema
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One of the most powerful forces in world culture, American cinema has a long and complex history that stretches through more than a century. This history not on