Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations, maps and tables; About the authors; Acknowledgements; 1 Situating the multiplex as a research object; 2 From cinema hall to multiplex: A public history; 3 Film exhibition and the economic logic of the multiplex; 4 India poised: Assessing the geography of opportunity; 5 Location and lifestyle: The infrastructure of urban leisure; 6 Spatial politics of the multiplex: An environmental model; 7 A 'decent crowd': The social imagination of the multiplex public; 8 Screening the multiplex; Conclusion: The multiplex and the leisure economy
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Summary
Exploring the significance, and convergence, of economic liberalisation, urban redevelopment and the media explosion in India, this book demonstrates an approach towards the cultural and political economy of leisure in a complex and changing society
