I just found the website of my professor Giannalberto Bendazzi, the Prophet of animation.
There are many free .pdf of his writings to download from his website:
▻http://giannalbertobendazzi.com
His new book:
Animation – A World History is going to be published by Focal Press around May 2015.
The encyclopedic reference book covers three centuries and the whole planet.
Animation – A World History will consist of three tomes, hardbound, 1500 pages, and will be costing 150 US$.