Entertainment Industrialised
The Emergence of the International Film Industry, 1890-1940
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9738770 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Corey Ro (0000-0002-1051-2865, University of Birmingham, corresponding author), C Ross (0009-0002-5340-1601) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 125 |
| Issue | 512 |
| Pages | 227-228 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The English Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-8266 • E-ISSN: 1477-4534 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ehr/cep381 |
| OpenAlex | W1992075801 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The first half-century of cinema's history has been the subject of countless studies over the years. Its meteoric rise from fairground curiosity to the most popular pastime of the industrial world has been recounted from numerous points of view, including its technological beginnings, its commercial concentration, various political and intellectual controversies surrounding the new medium and, of course, its aesthetic evolution. What does an economic history of the emerging international film industry have to add to all of this? As Gerben Bakker's fine study shows, quite a lot, and not just for those who are concerned primarily with the commercial side of the cinema. Indeed, for all that this book has to say about the importance of sunk costs and the nature of productivity gains, those readers who (like this reviewer) have approached the history of film from other directions can profit greatly from its findings, provided they do not let themselves be put off by the tables and economic terminology
Art · Art history · Curiosity · Economics · Entertainment · Film industry · Media studies · Movie theater · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Politics · Profit (economics · Sociology · Subject (documents · Terminology · Visual arts · Cinema and Media Studies · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |