International Film, Radio, and Television Journals

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"Noted film historian Slide presents a detailed and frequently caustic survey of the world's film, television, and radio periodicals, past and present. Indepth, alphabetically arranged essays of more than 150 journals (research value is emphasized) examine publication history and political orientation. There also are essays on fan magazines and fan club, in-house, and national journals. ... [Slide's] blockbuster effort fills a gap in this area and is essential for all libraries supporting popular culture or film studies."-Library Journal
Noted film historian Slide presents a detailed and frequently caustic survey of the world's film, television, and radio periodicals, past and present. Indepth, alphabetically arranged essays of more than 150 journals (research value is emphasized) examine publication history and political orientation. There also are essays on fan magazines and fan club, in-house, and national journals. ... [Slide's] blockbuster effort fills a gap in this area and is essential for all libraries supporting popular culture or film studies.-Library Journal

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ANTHONY SLIDE is the author or editor of more than 50 books on the history of popular entertainment and editor of the Scarecrow Press Filmmakers series./e Among Slide's previous books for Greenwood Press are The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville (1994), The Television Industry: A Historical Dictionary (1991), and The American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. He is the former associate archivist of the American Film Institute and resident film historian of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is also a documentary filmmaker. In 1990, in recognition of his work in documenting the history of popular entertainment, Slide was awarded an honorary doctorate of letters by Bowling Green University.