| Television Truths Contributor(s): Hartley (Author) |
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ISBN: 140516980X ISBN-13: 9781405169806 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons OUR PRICE: $109.84 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Television. Love it or hate it, it is still the most popular pastime ever. It reflects and shapes our knowledge of contemporary life across the economic, political, social and cultural spectrum, and yet TV is still among the most criticized phenomena of modern life. Everyone watches it, but everyone's also a critic. This engaging book, written by one of television's best known experts, invites us to explore television's most controversial coverage and fascinating formats: TV citizenship, live TV, 'plebiscitary' shows, reality TV, synchronized sports and TV's own history. At a time of unprecedented change in technologies and business plans, Hartley explores television's evolving place and transforming role in our knowledge-based society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 302.234 |
| LCCN: 2007014548 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.24 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Television Truths considers what we know about TV, whether we love it or hate it, where TV is going, and whether viewers should bother going along for the ride. This engaging volume, written by one of television's best known scholars, offers a new take on the history of television and an up-to-date analysis of its imaginative content and cultural uses.
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