
Stealing the Show
How Women Are Revolutionizing Television
Joy Press(Author)
Atria Books (Publisher)
Published on 19. March 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-5011-3772-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Shonda Rhimes, Lena Dunham, Tina Fey, Amy Schumer, Mindy Kaling: these ... women have shaken up the entertainment landscape, making it look like an equal opportunity dream factory. But things weren't always this rosy. It took decades of determination in the face of preconceived ideas and outright prejudice to reach this new era. In this ... book, veteran journalist Joy Press tells the story of the maverick women who broke through the barricades, starting with Roseanne Barr (Roseanne) and Diane English (Murphy Brown), whose iconic shows redefined America's idea of 'family values' and incited controversy that reached as far as the White House"--
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
264 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5011-3772-3 (9781501137723)
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02/2018
1st Edition
Atria Books
€13.84
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Joy Press is the TV correspondent for Vanity Fair. She was previously the chief television critic at The Village Voice, an entertainment editor and writer for Salon and the Los Angeles Times, and a contributor to publications such as New York, The Guardian, and The New York Times. She lives in Los Angeles.