Pictorial Prints and the Growth of Consumerism: Class and Cosmopolitanism in Early Modern Culture
Author(s)
Mukerji, Chandra
Abstract
This article traces the cultural history of the movie theater, revealing that both cultural forces and industrial imperatives are likely to preserve the theater, despite the threat that it will be “substituted for” by digital television, with its promise of film-like screen size and picture/sound quality.
