Modern cinemas

In the Modern Age (1920-present) leisure became inseparable from modern life. Rising incomes, less time at work, and more forms of available recreations fostered an intensive culti...

This book provides a sobering look at modern-day slavery—which includes sex trafficking, domestic servitude, and other forms of forced labor—and documents the development of the mo...

A discussion of the frequently controversial film maker Youssef Chahine. The book aims to illuminate Chahine’s work in the context of modern Egyptian culture and its tumultuous pos...

This collection of essays explores the development of electronic sound recording in Japanese cinema, radio, and popular music to illuminate the interrelationship of aesthetics, tec...