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

• Autore: Barnouw Erik <1908-2001.>
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1990
• Edizione: 2nd rev. ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (616 p.)
• Disciplina: 384.55/0973
• Soggetto topico: Television broadcasting - United States - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Tube of plenty
• ISBN: 1-283-11337-6; 9786613113375; 0-19-977059-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459860103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II