Overview
Marks the first book-length study of the history and development of the multiplex cinema globally
Offers a series of comparative case studies of exhibition markets in three continents, bringing out differences in local film cultures as well as tracing wider patterns
Marshals a wide range of contemporaneous source material and data in order to inform the analysis
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Multiplex Cinema in the USA
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The Multiplex Cinema in Britain
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The Multiplex Cinema in Europe
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The Multiplex Cinema in Asia-Pacific
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About this book
This book charts the development of the multiplex cinema as the pre-eminent form of film exhibition across the world. Going from its origins in the USA in the 1960s to its expansion overseas from the mid-1980s across Europe, Australia and other parts of Asia-Pacific, the book considers the emergence of a series of initially regional, then national and then international exhibition circuits. However, more than a consideration of US overseas expansion on the part of companies, this book examines the hegemony of the multiplex as a cultural and business form, arguing for its significance as a phenomenon that has transcended national and global boundaries and which has become the predominant venue for film viewing. Implicit in this analysis is a recognition of the domination of US media multi-nationals and Hollywood cinema, and the development of the multiplex cinema as symbolic of the extension and maintenance of the USA’s cultural and economic power. With case studies ranging from European countries such as Belgium, France, Germany and The Netherlands, to Pacific-Asian countries such as Australia, China, Japan and South Korea, this book is the first to explore the development of multiplexes on a global scale.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Screening the World
Book Subtitle: Global Development of the Multiplex Cinema
Authors: Stuart Hanson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18995-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-18994-5Published: 09 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-18997-6Published: 09 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-18995-2Published: 26 July 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 290
Topics: Screen Studies, Global/International Culture, Human Geography