{"product_id":"german-national-cinema-9780415420983","title":"German National Cinema","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerman National Cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e by Hake, Sabine. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780415420983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerman National Cinema is the first comprehensive history of German film from its origins to the present. In this new edition, Sabine Hake discusses film-making in economic, political, social, and cultural terms, and considers the contribution of Germanys most popular films to changing definitions of genre, authorship, and film form.\nThe book traces the central role of cinema in the nation’s turbulent history from the Wilhelmine Empire to the Berlin Republic, with special attention paid to the competing demands of film as art, entertainment, and propaganda. Hake also explores the centrality of genre films and the star system to the development of a filmic imaginary.\nThis fully revised and updated new edition will be required reading for everyone interested in German film and the history of modern Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44958079713333,"sku":"ByrdShop_0415420989","price":26.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780415420983_7fd1d6f0-d2fe-4aa4-92c9-f822f1f8f8fc.jpg?v=1778777543","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/german-national-cinema-9780415420983","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}