Animation: The Global History

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Maureen Furniss surveys the cultural, political and economic context of how this dynamic industry evolved, emphasizing both artistic and technical achievements from around the world - from Hollywood to Tokyo, from Moscow to Sydney. Featuring a timeline for each of its six parts, Animation: The Global History provides readers with a clear and accessible chronology of events. A 'Global Storyline', highlighting the major themes of the era, opens each chapter, and an end-of-book glossary defines key terms used throughout the book. Topics include: - Development of animation - Growth of the studio system - Stylistic differences between the major studios - Modernist animation - Animation in World War II - International animation - Experimental animation - Television animation - Animation in art and video games