This book is part of a series showing how basic elements of civilization have been developed from their earliest beginnings to the present day. New discoveries are related to the social and political needs that inspired them and to the technologies that made them possible and examples of innovation and evolution from many countries are presented. This book presents the history of popular entertainment from the earliest theatre through films and television to virtual reality machines. A colour poster is included inside the jacket.

 

This book is part of a book series called Timeline .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 1994 by Hachette Children's Group .

Jacqueline Morley studied English at Oxford University. She has taught English and History and has a special interest in the history of everyday life.