Television in the Antenna Age: A Concise History
Current price:
$41.95
Publication Date: December 17th, 2004
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN:
9780631215448
Pages:
152
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Description
Television in the Antenna Age is a brief, accessible, and engaging overview of the medium's history and development in the US. Integrating three major concerns--television as an industry, a technology, and an art--the book is a basic primer on the complex, fascinating, and often overlooked story of television and its impact on American life.
- Covers the entire history of American television, from its urban, middle-class beginnings in the late 40s, to the contemporary impact of new technologies and consolidated corporate.
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Includes interview segments with industry insiders, pictures, and sidebars to illustrate important figures, trends, and events