Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Origins: Early Years, 1830-1910 -- Mèliès and Porter -- Edison and the Lumière Brothers -- Early Growth of the Film industry -- Chapter 2: The Silent Years, 1910-27 -- Pre-World War I European Cinema -- Post-World War I European Cinema -- D.W. Griffith -- Germany -- The Soviet Union -- Post-World War I American Cinema -- Roscoe ("Fatty") Arbuckle -- Chapter 3: The Pre-World War II Sound Era -- Postsynchronization -- Nontechnical Effects of Sound -- Introduction of Colour -- The Hollywood Studio System -- Production Code -- International Cinema -- Chapter 4: Decline of the Hollywood Studios: The War Years and Post-World War II Trends -- The Fear of Communism -- The Threat of Television -- Cinema in Italy -- Cinema in France -- Cinema in Great Britain -- Cinema in Germany -- Cinema in Africa -- Cinema in Japan -- Cinema in China, Taiwan, and Korea -- Cinema in India -- Cinema in Australia -- Cinema in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia -- Cinema in Spain and Mexico -- Cinema in Sweden -- Cinema in the United States -- The Youth Cult and Other Trends of the Late 1960s -- The Effect of New Technologies -- Chapter 5: Transition to the 21st Century: The Expansion of Media Culture -- Chinese Cinema -- The Iranian Revolution: Cinema in Iran -- European Cinema -- Eastern Europe and Russia -- Australia, New Zealand, and Canada -- Mexico -- United States -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.