| Description |
419 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), portraits (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Anthony Smith -- 1. The Invention of Television / Albert Abramson -- 2. The Beginnings of American Television / William Boddy -- 3. Television as a Public Service Medium / Anthony Smith -- 4. Drama and Entertainment / Richard Paterson -- 5. Non-Fiction Television / Michael Tracey -- 6. Sport / Steven Barnett -- 7. Political Ceremony and Instant History / Daniel Dayan and Elihu Katz -- 8. Television in the Home and Family / Susan Briggs -- 9. Taste, Decency, and Standards / Colin Shaw -- 10. Terrorism / Philip Schlesinger -- 11. The American Networks / Les Brown -- 12. Japan / Hidetoshi Kato -- 13. The Third World / Dietrich Berwanger -- 14. Australia / Elizabeth Jacka and Lesley Johnson -- 15. Africa / Charles Okigbo -- Epilogue: The Future / Richard Paterson and Anthony Smith |
| Summary |
Provides a fascinating and comprehensive account of television's development from its earliest beginings to today's extraordinary multi-media developments. B/W + col. illus |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-400) and index |
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Includes index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Television broadcasting -- History.
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Television broadcasting -- Social aspects.
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Television programs -- History.
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Television -- History.
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| Author |
Smith, Anthony, 1938-
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| LC no. |
19811999 |
| ISBN |
0198119992 |
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