{"product_id":"films-for-the-colonies","title":"Films for the Colonies","description":"\u003ci\u003eFilms for the Colonies\u003c\/i\u003e examines the British Government’s use of film across its vast Empire from the 1920s until widespread independence in the 1960s. Central to this work was the Colonial Film Unit, which produced, distributed, and, through its network of mobile cinemas, exhibited instructional and educational films throughout the British colonies. Using extensive archival research and rarely seen films, \u003ci\u003eFilms for the Colonies\u003c\/i\u003e provides a new historical perspective on the last decades of the British Empire. It also offers a fresh exploration of British and global cinema, charting the emergence and endurance of new forms of cinema culture from Ghana to Jamaica, Malta to Malaysia. In highlighting the integral role of film in managing and maintaining a rapidly changing Empire, Tom Rice offers a compelling and far-reaching account of the media, propaganda, and the legacies of colonialism.","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54219711906136,"sku":"9780520300385","price":92.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780520300385.jpg?v=1768623318","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/films-for-the-colonies","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}