Textbook
Television in the Antenna Age: A Concise HistoryISBN: 978-0-631-21544-8
Paperback
152 pages
December 2004, ©2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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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.
- Covers the entire history of American television, from its
urban, middle-class beginnings in the late 40s, to the contemporary
impact of new technologies and consolidated corporate.
Includes interview segments with industry insiders, pictures, and sidebars to illustrate important figures, trends, and events