{"product_id":"9783031987465","title":"Palgrave European Film and Media Studies: A Comparative Approach to the History of State Aid for Film","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePalgrave European Film and Media Studies\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Comparative Approach to the History of State Aid for Film\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Di Chiara, Francesco\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003eThis book offers a historical and comparative overview of public interventions in European film industries—from Scandinavia to Eastern Europe—from the end of World War II to the 1980s, bringing together key scholars in European screen studies,. Such a timeframe considers the 35 years between the introduction or major restructuring of film policies in most European nations in response to intense competition from Hollywood and the establishment of a European supranational structure that led to the partial harmonization of national film policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe book's twelve chapters analyze the chronological development and geographical spread of trends in the relationships between national public bodies and the domestic film industry, other national cinemas, and Hollywood. They address four key concepts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003e•         the need to go beyond merely protectionist measures, which guided early post-war policies;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003e•         the shift from an automatic support to the film industry to the promotion of national art cinemas;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003e•         the idea of an alternative to capitalist systems, which characterized Eastern Bloc countries;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003e•         finally, the challenge to the very idea of national cinema, posed by systems based on a high degree of regionalization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe book focuses on a wide range of case studies, paying equal attention to major and peripheral film industries, as well as the production and distribution sectors. Adopting a bottom-up approach, it starts from archival documents to take into account the negotiation activity conducted between public bodies and external stakeholders, such as film distributors' and producers' associations, unions, and cultural, political, and religious pressure groups.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-10-25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9783031987465\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 341\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44395492343948,"sku":"9783031987465","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031987465.jpg?v=1768930445","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031987465","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}