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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823884503321

Autore

Perry Nick

Titolo

Dominion of Signs : Television, Advertising and Other New Zealand Fictions

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Auckland, : Auckland University Press, 2013

ISBN

1-77558-640-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Disciplina

993

Soggetti

Advertising -- Social aspects -- New Zealand

Mass media -- Social aspects -- New Zealand

New Zealand -- Civilization

Popular culture -- New Zealand

Popular culture - Social aspects - New Zealand

Mass media - Social aspects - New Zealand

Advertising - New Zealand

History & Archaeology

Regions & Countries - Australia & Pacific Islands - Oceania

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Introduction: Does the Book Stop Here?; 2 Cinderella and the Silver Mercedes: Popular Culture and the Construction of National Identity; 3 Toyota Country and Toyota City: Urbanism and the Representation of Community; 4 Restricted Vision: Images of Australia in New Zealand Television Commercials; 5 Black to the Future; 6 Am I Rite? Or Am I Write? Or Am I Right? A New Zealand Reading of The Singing Detective; 7 Flying by Nets: The Social Pattern of New Zealand Fiction

8 Millennial Pursuit: From the Listener's 'Man Alone' to Theory K's Scout TroopReferences; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

<DIV></DIV>If you have ever wondered what led to the rise and fall of New Zealand's Telethon, or pondered the appeal of Metro magazine, or sought to understand the popularity of Billy T. James, this book is for



you. The Dominion of Signs is a brilliant and provocative commentary on contemporary New Zealand culture.