{"product_id":"a-european-television-history-paperback-softback-9781405163408","title":"A European Television History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405163408","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA European Television History\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\"\u003eJonathan Bignell (Edited by), J Fickers (Author), Andreas Fickers (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405163408, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 November 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm, 0.284 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The approaches of this book...should become part of the preparation of anyone teaching about television.\" (\u003ci\u003eCommunication Research Trends\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \"With this collection, Bignell and Fickers bring together an outstanding team of scholars to draw together the best of existing and new scholarship in the field. This collection should inform all future studies of television, media history and, given the centrality of media to the formation of contemporary Europe, the study of European history as a whole.\" \u003ci\u003eSean Cubitt, Director of the Program in media and Communications, University of Melbourne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEuropean Television History\u003c\/i\u003e brings together television historians and media scholars to chart the development of television in Europe since its inception. The volume interrogates the history of the medium in divergent political, economic, cultural and ideological national contexts \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTaking a comparative approach to the topic, the volume is organized around a set of common questions, themes, and methodological reflections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeals with European television in the context of television historiography and transnational traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCase study chapters written by scholars from different European countries to reflect their specific areas of expertise\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: Comparative European Perspectives on Television History 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Bignell and Andreas Fickers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Early TV: Imagining and Realising Television 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnut Hickethier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Institutionalising European Television: The Shaping of European Television Institutions and Infrastructures 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristina Adamou, with Isabelle Gaillard and Dana Mustata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Searching for an Identity for Television: Programmes, Genres, Formats 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJérôme Bourdon, with Juan Carlos Ibáñez, Catherine Johnson and Eggo Müller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 TV Nations or Global Medium? European Television Between National Institution and Window on the World 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSonja de Leeuw, with Alexander Dhoest, Juan Francisco Gutiérrez Lozano, François Heinderyckx, Anu Koivunen \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand Jamie Medhurst\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 American Television: Point of Reference or European Nightmare? 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIb Bondebjerg, with Tomasz Goban-Klas, Michele Hilmes, Dana Mustata, Helle Strandgaard-Jensen, Isabelle Veyrat-Masson and Susanne Vollberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 European Television Events and Euro-visions: Tensions between the Ordinary and the Extraordinary 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRob Turnock, with Alexander Hecht, Dana Mustata, Mari Pajala and Alison Preston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 European Television Audiences: Localising the Viewers 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMats Björkin, with Juan Francisco Gutiérrez Lozano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Conclusion: Reflections on Doing European Television History 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndreas Fickers and Jonathan Bignell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 European Television Archives and the Search for Audiovisual Sources 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndy O’Dwyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 264\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437783380248,"sku":"9781405163408","price":33.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405163408.jpg?v=1784940004","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-european-television-history-paperback-softback-9781405163408","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}