Defining Vision
Television and the American Experience Since 1945
Mary Ann Watson(Author)
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Published on 19. November 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-15-503201-9 (ISBN)
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Description
Founded on the key concept that television has not only covered history but altered its course, Defining Visions explores in depth the connection between television and American culture. Organised thematically, each chapter stands alone to make an important historical point but, taken together, the chapters engage in a sweeping account of recent American history from a new and distinct perspective. This book is an ideal opportunity to examine how television as a medium has profoundly shaped our world while at the same time reflecting those changes in its programmes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-15-503201-9 (9780155032019)
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12/2007
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Wiley
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Content
Prologue. Television Enters the Picture. The TV Melting Pot: Race and Ethnicity. Home on the Screen: Gender and Family. The Killing Tube: Violence and Crime. TV Goes All the Way: Romance and Sexuality. The Boxed-In Workplace: Jobs and Professions. Tuning Out Restraint: Indulgence and Advertising. Taking the Cue: TV and the American Personality. Deep Focus: TV and the American Character. The Webbed Republic: Democracy in the Television Age.