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Autore |
Greenberg Joshua M |
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From BetaMax to Blockbuster : video stores and the invention of movies on video / / Joshua M. Greenberg |
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Cambridge, Mass., : The MIT Press, c2008 |
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0-262-26076-X |
1-282-09951-5 |
9786612099519 |
0-262-27428-0 |
1-4356-3524-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Videocassette recorders |
Video recordings industry - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Videophiles and Betamania: Hacking the VCR -- 2 "Hollywood in a Box": Reconstructing Videotapes as Transparent Media -- 3 Retailers -- 4 Movie Culture in the Video Store and at Home -- 5 Retailers, Employees, and Consumers -- 6 Building Closure Around Video (Stores) -- 7 The Thin Line Between Movie and Technology -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Notes on the videostoreproject.com Website -- Notes -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How the VCR was transformed from a machine that records television into a medium for movies. |
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