Columbia History of American Television

Name: Columbia History of American Television
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ISBN: 9780231121644

ISBN-10: 0231121644

ISBN-13: 9780231121644

Edition: 2007

Authors: Gary Edgerton, Gary Edgerton

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Television is a form of media without equal. It has revolutionized the way we learn about and communicate with the world and has reinvented the way we experience ourselves and others. More than just cheap entertainment, TV is an undeniable component of our culture and contains many clues to who we are, what we value, and where we might be headed in the future. Media historian Gary R. Edgerton follows the technological developments and increasing cultural relevance of TV from its prehistory (before 1947) to the Network Era (1948-1975) and the Cable Era (1976-1994). He begins with the laying of the first telegraph line in 1844, which gave rise to the idea that images and sounds could be…

Book details

List price: $120.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 10/12/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 512
Size: 7.32" wide x 10.16" long x 1.41" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Going Public



An Idea Whose Time Had Come: Imagining Television-Before 1940



Not Going According to Plan: Remodeling the Tube in a Time of Crisis-1940-1947



Learning to Live with Television: Technology, Gender, and America's Early TV Audiences




Becoming National



Here Comes Television: Remaking American Life-1948-1954



The Halcyon Years: Beyond Anyone's Wildest Dream-1955-1963



Television and the Presidency: Eisenhower and Kennedy




Becoming International



A Great Awakening: Prime Time for Network Television-1964-1975



The Sky's the Limit: Satellites, Cable, and the Reinvention of Television-1976-1991



The Changing Face of Television: Turner Broadcasting System




Becoming Global



The Business of America Is Show Business: U.S. TV in Global Context-1992-Present



The Greatest Show on Earth: The Cosby Show and the Ascent of U.S. Sitcoms in the Global Television Marketplace




Tune in Locally, Watch Globally: The Future of Television in the Age of the Internet


Notes


General Index


Television Programming Index