Decherney, Peter <br/><br/>
Hollywood :  a very short introduction  / 
Peter Decherney. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  c2016 
 - 144 p. :  ill. ;  18 cm. 
 - Very short introductions;  n.461 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-134) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : five theses on the history of Hollywood -- Before Hollywood -- The studio system -- Sound and the production code -- Hollywood at war -- The blacklist and Cold War -- The new Hollywood -- Home video and Indiewood -- Digital cinema and the internet. 
<br/><br/> "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"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199943548 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015015111 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion picture industry--History.--California--Los Angeles<br/>Motion pictures--History.--California--Los Angeles<br/>Industria cinematográfica--Historia.--California (Los Angeles)<br/>Cinematografía--Historia.--California (Los Angeles)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R AC 5  / V573 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>384/.80979494