Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-262) and index.
1. Film as a cultural mirror -- 2. A brief history of animation -- 3. The early life of Walt Disney and the beginnings of the Disney Studio, 1901-1937 -- 4. Disney films 1937-1967 : the "classic" years -- 5. Disney films 1967-1988 : the "middle" era -- 6. Disney films 1989-2005 : the "Eisner" era -- App. 1. Disney's full-length animated feature films -- App. 2. Disney films analysed in this study, with plot summaries