Television in the Age of Radio : : Modernity, Imagination, and the Making of a Medium / / Philip W. Sewell.
Television existed for a long time before it became commonplace in American homes. Even as cars, jazz, film, and radio heralded the modern age, television haunted the modern imagination. During the 1920s and 1930s, U.S. television was a topic of conversation and speculation. Was it technically feasi...
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Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) :; 11 photographs, 1 table |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Substance of Things Hoped For
- 1. Questions of Definition
- 2. Engendering Expertise and Enthusiasm
- 3. Programming the System for Quality
- 4. Seeing Around Corners
- Conclusions: Why Not Quantity Television?
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author