The Multiplex in India: A Cultural Economy of Urban Leisure

by Adrian Athique and Douglas Arthur Hill

Book Overview

During the decade of its existence in India, the multiplex cinema has been very much a sign of the times - both a symptom and a symbol of new social values. Indicative of a consistent push to create a 'globalised' consuming middle class and a new urban environment, multiplex theatres have thus become key sites in the long-running struggle over cultural legitimacy and the right to public space in Indian cities.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415533597
• ISBN13: 9780415533591
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"