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Brian Winston
Technologies of Seeing [EPUB ebook]
Photography, Cinema and Television

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This text examines the complex forces pushing and constraining technological developments in cinema. It contests the view that technological advance is simply the result of scientific progress. Rather, the author argues that social forces control the media technology agenda at every stage.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 152 ● ISBN 9781838718466 ● Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing ● Published 2019 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 8158979 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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