First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The movie industry boomed in the twentieth century, and is still going strong today. However, the economics of movies has been curiously under explored until now. Innovative and informative, this accessible book, which includes contributions from some of the leading experts in the area, is a huge step forward in our understanding of this important topic.

The economics of the movie industry has been curiously neglected by scholars, especially given the material circumstances in which film has been produced, distributed and exhibited in capitalist economies and its central importance in the lives of the huge numbers attracted to it as a commodity. This book provides an economic framework for understanding developments in film history. Film is a peculiar commodity with a unique set of characteristics. The topic hence is interesting and covered with aplomb by the contributors to the volume. The book includes sections on: long-term trends in the film industry the transformation of film from a primitive commodity to a heavily branded product the operation of the studio system the end of the studio system in post-war America the role and payment of stars Hollywood's approach to risk during the 1990s. Experts from the UK and North America have come together in these pages and the result is a readable, insightful and enlightening book that will gain many fans amongst those with an interest in the economics of film, economic historians, film historians and aficionados of the movie industry generally.

The Handbook of Psychotherapy provides a comprehensive overview of this expanding area of mental health theory and practice. It offers in one volume a resource of information and reference for all health professionals and anyone interested in psychotherapy as practitioner, patient or general reader. By covering many different aspects of a complex profession under five main headings - the nature of psychotherapy, its culture, modalities, settings and issues - it gives an up-to-date picture of psychotherapy today. The author has also published Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy: An Integrated Approach (Routledge, 1992).