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9780240800462

The Broadcast Century

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  • ISBN13:

    9780240800462

  • ISBN10:

    024080046X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1991-12-01
  • Publisher: Focal Pr
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Summary

A uniquely engaging, vibrant chronicle of the development of electronic media and its vital, interdependent role within our society. The book brings to life the events, people, programmes and companies that made broadcasting a primary form of communication in the United States.

Table of Contents

In the beginning: Genesis to 1920
The roaring 20s: Promise, chaos and controls
The terrible 30s: Profit amid deprssion
The furious 40s: War and recovery - full of sound and fury, signifying. transition to television
The fearful 50s: Broadcasting and blacklisting - a decade of shame
The soaring 60s: Awakening, rebellion and the moon
The shifting 70s: Q and A and jiggle
The techno-edged 80s: Teflon, tinsel and me
The 90s: Toward a new century
Further reading
Index
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