Columbia History of American Television

Name: Columbia History of American Television
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ISBN: 9780231121651

ISBN-10: 0231121652

ISBN-13: 9780231121651

Edition: 2007

Authors: Gary Edgerton, G. R. Edgerton

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Book details

List price: $36.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 2/12/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 0.72" wide x 0.99" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 2.596
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: Remarking 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