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The introduction outlines the rationale and aims for the book and the methodology used. Definitions of class, working class and the global working class are provided along with a section regarding the importance of representation. The chapter contains a brief historical overview of working-class representation in cinema around the world and includes descriptions of the chapters to follow.
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Attfield, S. (2020). Introduction. In: Class on Screen. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45901-7_1
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