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Television: An International History
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by Anthony Smith and Richard Paterson
Sales Rank: 1243499
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 312 pages
Published by: Oxford University Press, USAEdition: 2nd Edition September 24, 1998
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0198159285
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0198159285
Book Dimensions:
9.7 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 1.3 pounds
Product Review
The best book yet about television's evolution as a technology and a cultural force world-wide. The 15 chapters are divided into sections covering technology, shows, societal impact, and geographic analyses. The chapters on television in "Third World" and African nations are especially valuable for providing a truly global perspective. Very Highly Recommended to all students of media.
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From Publishers Weekly
In this collection of 12 essays, we learn that the word "television" was used for the first time at the 1900 Paris Exhibition. The first demonstration of TV was conducted in 1909. And although in the U.S. the medium was ready to go commercial in 1939, the advent of WWII delayed its debut until 1947; even then, only 60,000 sets had been sold here. But by the early 1950s, with the help of such shows as I Love Lucy and Dragnet, TV had become a part of American home life. In other areas of the world, Charles de Gaulle became the first politician to use TV to his personal advantage; and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 was the kickstart for British TV viewing. The chapter titled "Non-Fiction Television" gives us a political blow-by-blow from Senator Joe McCarthy through the Watergate hearings; "Television in the Home and Family" looks at the sociological effects of TV on family life; and another essay looks into the perpetual debates about "Taste, Decency, and Standards." We also see examples of Soviet TV propaganda: Your Leninist Library; and how the 1964 Tokyo Olympics ushered in the age of color TV in Japan. Smith, a former BBC producer, has edited an academic, and sometimes dry, look at a vital medium. Photos.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Reader Reviews
After reviewing a number of alternatives, I selected this text for use in an intermediate course on the television and radio industries. This text filled an important niche in the course in its review of the current state of the television (and to a lesser extent radio) industries around the world. It is an edited collection that has a bit of redundancy and occasionally exhibits some biases. It remains that television is operated in very different ways in many countries around the world, and this text clearly describes those differences and the ways in which television is changing on a global basis.
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