Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: Five Theses on the History of Hollywood -- 1. Before Hollywood -- 2. The Studio System -- 3. Sound and the Production Code -- 4. Hollywood at War -- 5. The Blacklist and Cold War -- 6. The New Hollywood -- 7. Home Video and Indiewood -- 8. Digital Cinema and the Internet.
Summary:
"Peter Decherney tells the story of Hollywood, from its nineteenth-century origins to the emergence of internet media empires. Using well-known movies, stars, and directors, the book shows that the elements we take to be a natural part of the Hollywood experience--stars, genre-driven storytelling, blockbuster franchises, etc.--are the product of cultural, political, and commercial forces"-- Provided by publisher.
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