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Preface | |
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Some Ways to Think About Documentary | |
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Description | |
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Definition | |
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Intellectual Contexts | |
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Pre-documentary Origins | |
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Books on Documentary Theory and General Histories of Documentary | |
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Beginnings: The Americans and Popular Anthropology, 1922-1929 | |
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The Work of Robert Flaherty | |
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The Flaherty Way | |
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Offshoots from Flaherty | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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Beginnings: The Soviets and Political Indoctrination, 1922-1929 | |
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Nonfiction | |
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Fiction | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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Beginnings: The European Avant-Gardists and Artistic Experimentation, 1922-1929 | |
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Aesthetic Predispositions | |
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Avant-Garde and Documentary | |
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Three City Symphonies | |
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End of the Avant-Garde | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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Institutionalization: Great Britain, 1929-1939 | |
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Background and Underpinnings | |
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The System | |
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The Films | |
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Grierson and Flaherty | |
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Grierson's Contribution | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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Institutionalization: United States, 1930-1941 | |
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Film on the Left | |
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The March of Time | |
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Government Documentaries | |
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Nongovernment Documentaries | |
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American and British Differences | |
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Denouement | |
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An Aside to Conclude | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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Expansion: Great Britain, 1939-1945 | |
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Early Days | |
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Indoctrination | |
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Social Documentary | |
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Records of Battle | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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Expansion: Canada, 1939-1945 | |
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Founding of the National Film Board | |
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Theatrical Series | |
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Nontheatrical Films | |
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Summary | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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Expansion: United States, 1941-1945 | |
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Training | |
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Indoctrination | |
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Records of Battle | |
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Social Documentary | |
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Comparisons: Great Britain, Canada, the United States | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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The Unfulfilled Promise: Postwar Documentary, 1945-1952 | |
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Personnel and Leadership | |
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Sponsorship | |
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Subjects | |
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Approaches and Techniques | |
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Final Observations | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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In Pursuit of Excellence: National Film Board of Canada's Unit B, 1948-1964 | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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A New Channel: Documentary for Television, the "Golden Years," 1951-1971 | |
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Historical Background | |
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Documentary Series | |
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Special Characteristics of Television Documentary | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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British Free Cinema and Social-Realist Features, 1956-1963 | |
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Critical Background | |
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Free Cinema Films | |
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Political and Cultural Context | |
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Social-Realist Features | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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Direct Cinema and Cinema Verite, 1960-1970 | |
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Historical Background | |
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New Technology and First Films | |
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Direct Cinema vs Cinema Verite | |
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Effects on Documentary Subjects and Styles | |
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Aesthetic and Ethical Considerations | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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English-Language Documentary in the 1970s-Power of the People | |
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Veteran Filmmakers | |
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New Directions in Verite | |
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Social and Political Emphases | |
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Historical Documentary | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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English-Language Documentary in the 1980s-Video Arrives | |
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Cable and Satellite Technology | |
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The Personal Essay Film | |
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The Historical Film | |
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Strictly Political | |
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Racial and Ethnic Minorities | |
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Representing Gay and Lesbian Culture | |
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Music and Performance | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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English-Language Documentary in the 1990s and Beyond-Reality Bytes | |
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Business and Technology: The Bad and the Good | |
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American Public Television | |
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The Ken Burns Phenomenon | |
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Canada Soldiers On | |
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Developments in the United Kingdom | |
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American Independents | |
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Theatrical Documentary | |
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Films of the Period | |
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Books on the Period | |
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Some Other Ways to Think About Documentary | |
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Technological Promises | |
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Aesthetics and Content | |
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Finance | |
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Intimate Doings of Reality | |
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Newer Theory | |
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The Future | |
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Conclusion | |
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Books on the Period | |
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Appendices | |
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Film Festivals | |
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Academy-Award-Winning Documentaries | |
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The National Film Registry | |
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The Grierson Award | |
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The Ida Awards | |
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Index | |
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Acknowledgments from Betsy A. McLane | |