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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459860103321

Autore

Barnouw Erik <1908-2001.>

Titolo

Tube of plenty [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of American television / / Erik Barnouw

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1990

ISBN

1-283-11337-6

9786613113375

0-19-977059-X

Edizione

[2nd rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (616 p.)

Disciplina

384.55/0973

Soggetti

Television broadcasting - United States - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; 1. FOREBEARS; 2. TODDLER; 3. PLASTIC YEARS; 4. PRIME; 5. ELDER; 6. PROGENY; Questions for a New Millennium; Chronology; Bibliographical Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Based on the classic History of Broadcasting in the United States, Tube of Plenty represents the fruit of several decades' labor. When Erik Barnouw--premier chronicler of American broadcasting and a participant in the industry for fifty years--first undertook the project of recording its history, many viewed it as a light-weight literary task concerned mainly with ""entertainment"" trivia. Indeed, trivia such as that found in quiz programs do appear in the book, but Barnouw views them as part of a complex social tapestry that increasingly defines our era. To understand our century, we must ful