Oxford History of World Cinema: The Definitive History of Cinema Worldside

A richly rewarding, impressively wide-ranging trawl through the medium's first 100 years (Time Out )
an essential guide for all serious cinema enthusiasts (Flicks )
If any new book deserves the gloss of informed and sacred text, it is The Oxford History of World Cinema ... a sound and thorough job in creating something that at least tries to be genuinely definitive. (Independent )
a model of clear editorial organization in which the essays of more than 80 contributors are marshalled into an illuminating mosaic. (The Economist ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.