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Richly researched and engaging The Columbia History of American Televisiontracks the growth of TV into a convergent technology a global industry asocial catalyst a viable art form and a complex and dynamic reflection of theAmerican mind and character.Renowned media historian Gary R. Edgerton follows the technological progressand increasing cultural relevance of television from its prehistory before1947 to the Network Era 19481975 and the Cable Era 19761994. Heconsiders the remodeling of televisions look and purpose during World War IIthe gender racial and ethnic components of its early broadcasts andaudiences its transformation of postwar America and its function in thepolitical life of the country. In conclusion Edgerton takes a discerning lookat our current Digital Era and the new forms of instantaneous communicationthat continue to change Americas social political and economic landscape. «
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