{"product_id":"9781118646359","title":"A Companion to the History of American Broadcasting","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions in Cultural Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to the History of American Broadcasting\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAniko Bodroghkozy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Television \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAniko Bodroghkozy\u003c\/b\u003e is a media historian and Professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. She is author of several books – \u003ci\u003eEqual Time: Television and the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGroove Tube: Sixties Television and the Youth Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e. Her areas of expertise include television in the 1960s and social change movements and their media coverage. She is currently completing a book on television news coverage of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 October 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118646359\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e512\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311057694860,"sku":"9781118646359","price":215.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118646359.jpg?v=1780207243","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118646359","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}