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1	Race and Class in the American South Since 1890 more books like this by Melvyn Stokes (Editor), Rick Halpern (Editor) add to wishlist A clear and accessible overview of the 20th century history of the American South. Topics covered include: labour, intellectual and women's history as well as an analysis of the impact of Federal government policy on economic and social affairs. While embracing several fields, the authors all address the same theme: the slow loss of Southern ... see all copies from $2.45! new only from $34.94! \| first editions \| SVS
2	D.W. Griffith's the Birth of a Nation: A History of the Most Controversial Motion Picture of All Time more books like this by Melvyn Stokes add to wishlist In this deeply researched and vividly written volume, Melvyn Stokes illuminates the origins, production, reception and continuing history of this ground-breaking, aesthetically brilliant, and yet highly controversial movie landmark. By going back to the original archives, particularly the NAACP and D. W. Griffith Papers, Stokes explodes many of ... see all copies from $12.95! new only from $18.15! \| SVS
3	Identifying Hollywood's Audiences: Cultural Identity and the Movies more books like this by Richard Maltby (Editor), Melvyn Stokes (Editor) add to wishlist Examines what Hoolywood knew about its audiences between the 1920s and 1990s. This book looks at the methods the American motion picture industry has used to identify and understand its customers, and the ways in which that understanding has shaped the movies it produced. The authors reassess what is known about the social composition of classical ... see all copies from $14.94! new only from $31.30! \| SVS
4	American Movie Audiences more books like this by Melvyn Stokes (Editor), Richard Maltby (Editor) add to wishlist This text examines the place of Hollywood cinema in the everyday life of its spectators from its beginnings to the arrival of sound. Previously, little has been known of early audiences and their response to the films of the day and this book brings together an array of research on some of the key issues in the field. These include the social ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $17.95!
5	The Market Revolution in America: Social, Political, and Religious Expressions, 1800-1880 more books like this by Melvyn Stokes (Editor), Stephen Conway (Editor) add to wishlist This collection of essays aims to respond to Charles Sellers's "The Market Revolution", reflecting upon the historiographic accomplishments initiated by his work, while advancing the argument across a range of fields. It explores the impact of the market on social and economic institutions. see all copies from $13.21! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The State of U.S. History more books like this by Melvyn Stokes (Editor) add to wishlist Historians are very much aware of the variety of national and international trends that have shaped historical inquiry in recent decades. Americanists, in particular, have been conscious of the growing importance of gender issues, the 'turn' to questions of language and meaning, the increasing significance of cultural matters, and a new emphasis ... see all copies from $2.86! new only from $3.96! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Hollywood Spectatorship, Changing Perceptions of Cinema Audi more books like this by Melvyn Stokes (Editor), Richard Maltby (Editor) add to wishlist Theoretical notions of the cinema spectator have been at the center of film studies and criticism over the last two decades. This book re-examines concepts of spectatorship in the light of historical accounts of audience reception exploring how historical audiences have talked about Hollywood movies, and the ways in which this word-of-mouth ... see all copies from $12.04! new only from $24.07!
8	Hollywood Abroad: Audiences and Cultural Exchange more books like this by Richard Maltby (Editor), Melvyn Stokes (Editor) add to wishlist Hollywood Abroad is the first book to examine the reception of Hollywood movies by non-American audiences. Although numerous books on film history have analyzed the ways in which American films came to dominate world markets, there has so far been very little published work on how audiences outside the United States have responded to Hollywood ... see all copies from $24.07! new only from $24.07!
9	The United States and the European Alliance Since 1945 more books like this by Kathleen Burk (Editor), Melvyn Stokes (Editor) add to wishlist Most historical writing on the relations between the United States and its European allies in the post-war period has concentrated on the development of the Cold War and the beginnings of European integration. An equally significant question is how relations between an increasingly self-confident Europe and a United States used to its leadership ... see all copies from $13.90! new only from $99.97! \| SVS
10	Going to the Movies: Hollywood and the Social Experience of the Cinema more books like this by Richard Maltby (Editor), Melvyn Stokes (Editor), Robert C Allen (Editor) add to wishlist This book analyses the diverse historical and geographical circumstances in which audiences have viewed American cinema. It looks at cinema audiences ranging from Manhattan nickelodeons to the modern suburban megaplex, and from provincial, small-town or rural America to the shanty towns of South Africa."Going to the Movies" studies the social and ... see all copies from $37.07! new only from $37.07! \| SVS
11 view cover	American Movie Audiences: From the Turn of the Century to the Early Sound Era more books like this by Melvyn Stokes (Editor), Richard Maltby (Editor) add to wishlist This text examines the place of Hollywood cinema in the everyday life of its spectators from its beginnings to the arrival of sound. Previously, little has been known of early audiences and their response to the films of the day and this book brings together an array of research on some of the key issues in the field. These include the social ... see all copies from $19.99! new only from $72.92!
12 view cover	Hollywood Abroad: Audiences and Cultural Exchange more books like this by Melvyn Stokes (Editor), Richard Maltby (Editor) add to wishlist Hollywood Abroad is the first book to examine the reception of Hollywood movies by non-American audiences. Although numerous books on film history have analyzed the ways in which American films came to dominate world markets, there has so far been very little published work on how audiences outside the United States have responded to Hollywood ... see all copies from $50.00! new only from $54.80!
13 view cover	Hollywood Spectatorship more books like this by Melvyn Stokes (Editor), Richard Maltby (Editor) add to wishlist Theoretical notions of the cinema spectator have been at the center of film studies and criticism over the last two decades. This book re-examines concepts of spectatorship in the light of historical accounts of audience reception exploring how historical audiences have talked about Hollywood movies, and the ways in which this word-of-mouth ... see all copies from $50.00! new only from $72.92!

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