In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989

by Gary Evans

Book Overview

One of the cornerstones of Canadian culture, the National Film Board has throughout its history mirrored the social issues that preoccupy Canadians. Gary Evans traces the development of the postwar NFB, picking up the story where he left it at the end of his earlier work, John Grierson and the National Film Board: The Politics of Wartime Propaganda.

Evans points out that although Ottawa has not meddled in the operation of the NFB, outside...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802068332
• ISBN13: 9780802068330
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 2.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 10.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher