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Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-1988

Berkeley: University of California Press, revised ed. (1989), xviii, 256 pp.

Contains many illustrations, bibliogr. pp. 223-244, index

Other editions: 1st ed. 1982

Signature commbox: 230:50-General 1989

Introduction, 1
1 The Silent Film Era: 1896-1929, 5
2 The Coming of Sound: 1930-1939, 28
3 War and Growth of a Major Film Industry: 1940-1946, 52
4 "Golden Age," Crisis, and Retrenchment: 1947-1959, 75
5 Decline, Renovation, and the Return of Commercialism: 1960-1980, 101
6 " ... To Rebuild a Ruined Cinema in a Ruined Country": 1981-1989, 149
Appendix 1. Selected Filmographies, 187
Appendix 2. Useful Addresses, 191