Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-439) and indexes
(1820-1933) Foundations of the Nonfiction Film -- (1933-1939) Documentary Films to Change the World -- (1939-1945) Nonfiction Films for World War II -- (1945-1960) Nonfiction Films After World War II -- European Asian and Canadian Nonfiction Film after World War II -- (1960-1985) Continuing Traditions and New Directions -- Afterword: One Hundred Years of Nonfiction Film -- Legacy of the 1980s -- Developing Technologies -- Financing and Distribution -- Film Theory and Criticism