Mahadevan, Sudhir,  1973- <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781438458304 1438458304 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion pictures--History.--India<br/>Motion picture industry--History.--India<br/>PERFORMING ARTS--Reference.<br/>Motion picture industry.<br/>Motion pictures.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>India.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1993.5.I8  / M326 2015eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.430954