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UNINA9910459860103321 |
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Autore |
Barnouw Erik <1908-2001.> |
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Titolo |
Tube of plenty [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of American television / / Erik Barnouw |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1990 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-11337-6 |
9786613113375 |
0-19-977059-X |
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Edizione |
[2nd rev. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (616 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Television broadcasting - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; 1. FOREBEARS; 2. TODDLER; 3. PLASTIC YEARS; 4. PRIME; 5. ELDER; 6. PROGENY; Questions for a New Millennium; Chronology; Bibliographical Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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