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Autore |
Baughman James L. <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Same time, same station : creating American television, 1948-1961 / / James L. Baughman |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (472 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Television broadcasting - United States - History |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-433) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Opening Number -- 2. "The Mother of Television" -- 3. The Marionette and the Cross-Dresser -- 4. The Regulators -- 5. "Mr. Spectacular" -- 6. Paley's Choice -- 7. "We Just See That It Isn't Lousy" -- 8. The Patrons -- 9. "Informed without Being Ponderous" -- 10. Shooting the Wounded -- 11. Signing Off -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Illustrations. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The tale of television's founding years reveals a series of decisions that favored commercial success over cultural aspiration. |
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