A very old machine :
Mahadevan, Sudhir, 1973-
A very old machine : the many origins of the cinema in India, 1840-1930 / Sudhir Mahadevan. - 1 online resource - SUNY series, Horizons of cinema . - SUNY series, horizons of cinema. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Obsolescence -- The nineteenth century Indian techno-bazaar -- Traveling showmen, makeshift cinemas: the Bioscopewallah and early cinema -- Part 2. mechanical reproduction and mass culture -- copyright and cultural authenticity: The politics of mechanical reproduction in South Asia -- The cinema as mass culture: the melodramas of mechanical reproduction -- Part 3. Intermediality -- The emergence of topicality: snapshot cultures and newspaper photojournalism -- Politics across media: the partition of Bengal (1905) and the cinematic city -- Part 4. Archives -- The abundant ephemeral: the protocols of popular film historiography in India -- Conclusion.
9781438458304 1438458304
Motion pictures--History.--India
Motion picture industry--History.--India
PERFORMING ARTS--Reference.
Motion picture industry.
Motion pictures.
India.
Electronic books.
History.
PN1993.5.I8 / M326 2015eb
791.430954
A very old machine : the many origins of the cinema in India, 1840-1930 / Sudhir Mahadevan. - 1 online resource - SUNY series, Horizons of cinema . - SUNY series, horizons of cinema. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Obsolescence -- The nineteenth century Indian techno-bazaar -- Traveling showmen, makeshift cinemas: the Bioscopewallah and early cinema -- Part 2. mechanical reproduction and mass culture -- copyright and cultural authenticity: The politics of mechanical reproduction in South Asia -- The cinema as mass culture: the melodramas of mechanical reproduction -- Part 3. Intermediality -- The emergence of topicality: snapshot cultures and newspaper photojournalism -- Politics across media: the partition of Bengal (1905) and the cinematic city -- Part 4. Archives -- The abundant ephemeral: the protocols of popular film historiography in India -- Conclusion.
9781438458304 1438458304
Motion pictures--History.--India
Motion picture industry--History.--India
PERFORMING ARTS--Reference.
Motion picture industry.
Motion pictures.
India.
Electronic books.
History.
PN1993.5.I8 / M326 2015eb
791.430954