Watching Television Come of Age : : The New York Times Reviews by Jack Gould / / ed. by Lewis L. Gould.
Providing video companionship for isolated housewives, afternoon babysitting for children, and nonstop evening entertainment for the whole family, television revolutionized American society in the post-World War II years. Helping the first TV generation make sense of the new medium was the mission o...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
|---|---|
| MitwirkendeR: | |
| HerausgeberIn: | |
| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2002 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Focus on American History Series
|
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction. Portrait of a Television Critic
- Chapter One. The Golden Age of Television Drama
- Chapter Three. The Rise and Fall of Edward R. Murrow
- Chapter Four. The Influence of a Critic
- Chapter Five. A Critic’s Likes and Dislikes
- Chapter Six. The Quiz Show Scandals
- Chapter Seven. Children and Television
- Chapter Eight. Tracking the Impact of Television
- Chapter Nine. Television and Its Critic
- Index