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Where Hollywood and China meet

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The book charts the evolving relationship between cinema and radio during the heyday of the two media and compares and contrasts their development in Britain and America -- .

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This book examines ways in which the cinema has defined, mythified and disseminated British national identity during the twentieth century. It takes the form of a series of linked essays which examine studies of films, stars and genres the complexities and ambiguities in the process of evolution and definition of the national identity.

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Tells the history of the Ancient World epic from the silent screen successes of "Intolerance" and "The King of Kings" through the 'golden age of the epic' in the 1950s through to the 1990s revival with "Gladiator", its successors in cinema. This book also seeks to tease out the hidden messages concealed in the narrative.

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This volume explores John Ford's preoccupations throughout his long career, showing how he attempted to come to terms with American history, with how America kept changing its relationship with history and how many of the myths of the West were just that myths.

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Sir Henry Irving was the greatest actor of the Victorian age and was thought of by Gladstone as his greatest contemporary. He transformed the theatre, in Britain and America, from a disreputable and marginal entertainment into a respected and uplifting art form. This work gives an account of Irving and his impact on the Victorian theatre and life.

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