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The Columbia history of American television / Gary R. Edgerton.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Columbia histories of modern American lifePublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.Description: xviii, 493 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780231121644 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0231121644 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780231121651
  • 0231121652
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.450973
LOC classification:
  • PN 1992.3 E23c 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
pt. I. 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 / Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley -- pt. II. 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 / Mary Ann Watson -- pt. III. 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 / Jimmie L. Reeves, Michael M. Epstein -- pt. IV. 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 / Timothy J. Havens ; Tune in locally, watch globally : the future of television in the age of the Internet.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1992.3 E23c 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000078339

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

pt. I. 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 / Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley -- pt. II. 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 / Mary Ann Watson -- pt. III. 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 / Jimmie L. Reeves, Michael M. Epstein -- pt. IV. 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 / Timothy J. Havens ; Tune in locally, watch globally : the future of television in the age of the Internet.

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