Books by Ian Christie

Robert Paul and the Origins of British Cinema (Cinema and Modernity)

by Ian Christie (University of Chicago Press)

(8 reviews)

The early years of film were dominated by competition between inventors in America and France, especially Thomas Edison and the Lumière brothers . But while these have generally been considered the foremost pioneers of film, they were not the only crucial figures in its inception. Telling the story of the white-hot years of filmmaking in the 1890s, Robert Paul and the Origins of British Cinema... See More

Length: 353 Pages (16,103 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Film Factory: Russian and Soviet Cinema in Documents 1896-1939

by Ian Christie (Routledge)

(3 reviews)

The Film Factory provides a comprehensive documentary history of Russian and Soviet cinema. It provokes a major reassessment of conventional Western understanding of Soviet cinema. Based on extensive research and in original translation, the documents selected illustrate both the aesthetic and political development of Russian and Soviet cinema, from its beginnings as a fairground novelty in 1896... See More

Length: 485 Pages (10,320 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Managing Sustainable Development

by Michael Carley

(2 reviews)

In a world where environmental problems spill across political, administrative and disciplinary boundaries, there is a pressing need for a clear understanding of the kinds of organizations, management structures and policy-making approaches required to bring about socially equitable and ecologically sustainable development. In this second edition, the authors incorporate lessons from a decade of... See More

Length: 330 Pages (1,106 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

From Here to Sustainability: Politics in the Real World

by Ian Christie (Routledge)

For a large proportion of the electorate, national politics misses the real issues. As a result, membership of campaigning organizations has soared whilst party numbers have declined. This work distils the principles and priorities of many of the leading voluntary groups into a strong and coherent programme of political aims and actions. The problem can be measured as a sustainability gap... See More

Length: 240 Pages (1,386 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Eisenstein Rediscovered (Soviet Cinema)

by Ian Christie (Routledge)

In Eisenstein Rediscovered Ian Christie and Richard Taylor present the first true East-West symposium on Eisenstein with an unparalleled diversity of views and methodologies. Two newly discovered texts by Eisenstein are here translated fro the first time, and all the contributors make extensive use of material only recently available - variant scripts, drawings, diaries and other writings - to... See More

Length: 279 Pages (7,533 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Cursed United: Part One - Unveiling The Mystery

by Ian Christie (Ian Christie)

(3 reviews)

Newcastle United Football Club are the least successful football club in the world? Why? Bad Luck? Bad Management? No. They are under a curse because of what happened between a dictatorial manager and an ambitious player in the 1950's. Simon Telford set off in 2010 to prove his hunch that NUFC were more than just unlucky. He finally did so in 2014. See More

Length: 118 Pages (641 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

In The Groove: Applying The Principles Of Jazz To Business

by Ian Christie (Lioncrest Publishing)

(2 reviews)

It's become a cliche: we're living in an age of change. Everyone agrees that, for a business to succeed, it needs to be able to adapt to rapidly changing conditions. But how can you adapt to change without losing your soul? In In The Groove, Ian Christie provides a startling answer: study the art of jazz. Jazz is musical improvisation, and great companies are those that master the art of... See More

Length: 114 Pages (2,511 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled