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UNINA9910783826503321 |
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Kompare Derek |
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Titolo |
Rerun Nation : How Repeats Invented American Television / / by Derek Kompare |
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Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2006] |
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©2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-87781-5 |
1-135-87782-3 |
1-280-46358-9 |
9786610463589 |
0-203-33738-7 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (260 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Television reruns - United States |
Television broadcasting - United States - History |
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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 (p. 225-230) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Rerun Nation; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction and Acknowledgments; 1. Industrializing Culture: The Regime of Repetition in the United States, 1790-1920; 2. Transcribed Adventures: Radio and the Recording; 3. (R): Film on Early Television; 4. Familiarity Breeds Content: Reconfiguring Television in the 1960s and 1970s; 5. Our Television Heritage: Reconceiving Past Television; 6. Old Wine in New Bottles: Broadcast Rerun Syndication since the 1980s; 7. TV Land: Cable and Satellite as Boutique Television |
8. Acquisitive Repetition: Home Video and the Television HeritageConclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Rerun Nation is a fascinating approach to television history and theory through the ubiquitous yet overlooked phenomenon of reruns. Kompare covers both historical and conceptual ground, weaving together a refresher course in the history of television with a critical analysis of how reruns have shaped the cultural, economic, and legal terrains of American television. Given the expanding use of past media texts not only in the United States, but also in virtually every media- |
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