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Item Details
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BOLLYWOOD
SOCIOLOGY GOES TO THE MOVIES |
| By: |
Rajinder Dudrah |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£37.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
076193460X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780761934608 |
| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
7 March, 2006 |
| Pages: |
212 |
| Description: |
Why are people fascinated with Bollywood?What is the cultural significance of the films produced there? In recent years Bollywood - the popular Hindi cinema - has received widespread international attention in the global media. Bollywood examines the reasons for this interest and provides an unrivalled guide to the phenomenon. |
| Synopsis: |
`Dudrah... successfully renews an interdisciplinary dialogue between cinema and sociology... Dudrah's book is a great reference for multi-disciplinary research... the book gives academic credence to Bollywood cinema' - The Tribune`A new book which gives an extraordinary insight into Bollywood' - Asian Voice`This book asks and answers some interesting questions about what exactly Bollywood is' - New India ExpressWhy are people fascinated with Bollywood? What is the cultural significance of the films produced there? In recent years Bollywood - the popular Hindi cinema from Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India - has received widespread international attention in the global media. The book examines the reasons for this interest and provides an unrivalled guide to the phenomenon.The book:* provides a comprehensive theoretical and empirical engagement with Bollywood cinema and its audiences;* examines the role and representations of cultural icons in Bollywood films;* pinpoints the key trends in the Bollywood film industry as it develops in the age of globalization;* subjects Bollywood to the first systematic sociological, cultural and media analysis.Packed with memorable examples and penetrating insights, this is a marvellous work which combines sociology with media and cultural analysis to provide a highly original account of the Bollywood phenomenon. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
SAGE Publications Inc |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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