| Television in the Antenna Age: A Concise History Contributor(s): Marc, David (Author), Thompson, Robert (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0631215441 ISBN-13: 9780631215448 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $41.53 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: "Television in the Antenna Age" is an accessible, engaging, and straightforward overview of the medium's history and development in the United States. Integrating three major concerns - television as technology, industry, and art - the book introduces the complex, fascinating, and often overlooked story of television and its impact on American life. It ends with a provocative meditation on the effect since the 1980s of competing technologies, the consolidation of media ownership, and the emerging aesthetics of twenty-first-century programming. Written by the two prominent experts on American television, this book includes several illustrative features on leading figures in TV's development. It is the most compact and authoritative history of the medium to date. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Technology & Engineering | Television & Video - Performing Arts | Television - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 384.550 |
| LCCN: 2004015922 |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.46" W x 9.02" (0.51 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Television in the Antenna Age is a brief, accessible, and engaging overview of the medium's history and development in the US. Integrating three major concerns--television as an industry, a technology, and an art--the book is a basic primer on the complex, fascinating, and often overlooked story of television and its impact on American life.
|