{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-history-of-american-broadcasting-hardback-9781118646359","title":"A Companion to the History of American Broadcasting (Hardback) 9781118646359","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to the History of American Broadcasting\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAniko Bodroghkozy (Edited by), A Bodroghkozy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118646359, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 September 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e512 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.3 x 2.5 cm, 1.021 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresented in a single volume, this engaging review reflects on the scholarship and the historical development of American broadcasting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to the History of American Broadcasting\u003c\/i\u003e comprehensively evaluates the vibrant history of American radio and television and reveals broadcasting’s influence on American history in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With contributions from leading scholars on the topic, this wide-ranging anthology explores the impact of broadcasting on American culture, politics, and society from an historical perspective as well as the effect on our economic and social structures. The text’s original and accessibly-written essays offer explorations on a wealth of topics including the production of broadcast media, the evolution of various television and radio genres, the development of the broadcast ratings system, the rise of Spanish language broadcasting in the United States, broadcast activism, African Americans and broadcasting, 1950’s television, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis essential resource:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a scholarly overview of the history of radio and television broadcasting and its influence on contemporary American history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains original essays from leading academics in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the role of radio in the television era\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the evolution of regulations in radio and television\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers insight into the cultural influence of radio and television\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes canonical texts that helped shape the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for students and scholars of media studies and twentieth-century history, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the History of American Broadcasting\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential and field-defining guide to the history and historiography of American broadcasting and its many cultural, societal, and political impacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAniko Bodroghkozy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I American Broadcasting in Historical Overview 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Before the Broadcast Era: 1900–1910s 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan J. Douglas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Broadcast Radio Era: 1920s–1940s 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichele Hilmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Television Before the Classic Network Era: 1930s–1950s 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Kackman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Classic Network Era in Television: 1950s–1970s 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictoria E. Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Multi‐Channel Transition Period: 1980s–1990s 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBambi Haggins and Julia Himberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Radio in the Television Era: 1950s–2000s 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander Russo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Post‐Network Era: 2000s–Present 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmanda D. Lotz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II American Broadcasting in Historical Focus 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustry\/Production\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 A History of Broadcast Regulations: Principles and Perspectives 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Holt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Reviving the Technical in Television History 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Murray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Public Broadcasting 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJosh Shepperd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Latino Broadcasting in the United States 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHector Amaya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Radio, Television, and the Military 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStacy Takacs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II American Broadcasting in Historical Focus 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgramming\/Genre\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Radio Sitcoms: History and Preservation 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura LaPlaca\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Rise and Fall of the Soap Opera 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElana Levine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Television Music 321\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorma Coates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II American Broadcasting in Historical Focus 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAudiences\/Reception\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 A History of the Commodity Audience 349\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEileen R. Meehan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Broadcast Activism 371\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllison Perlman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 African Americans and Broadcasting 389\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin R. Means Coleman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 A History of Fandom in Broadcasting 413\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllison McCracken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Doing American Broadcasting History: Reflections on Key Texts 443\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Erik Barnouw’s Trilogy on the History of US Broadcasting 445\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGary R. Edgerton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Susan J. 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