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Inventing American Broadcasting, 1899-1922

Susan J Douglas author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Published:1st Feb '89

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Based on contemporary sources, the widely acclaimed history of early radio.

Douglas reveals the origins of a corporate media system that today dominates the content and form of American communication.Such organizations as AT&T, General Electric, and the U.S. Navy played major roles in radio's evolution, but early press coverage may have decisively steered radio in the direction of mass entertainment. Susan J. Douglas reveals the origins of a corporate media system that today dominates the content and form of American communication.

A superb portrait of the communications revolution that profoundly altered 20th-century life. It will provide fresh insights, and perhaps generate controversy. Washington Post Book World A successful, at times elegant interdisciplinary work. Douglas combines discussions of technology and of business structure, portraits of inventors and amateurs, and analysis of internal navy organization to construct a convincing narrative on the importance of the 'pre-history' of radio. She draws from an impressive range of contemporary newspapers and technical magazines, government and business reports, and personal correspondence. This is a significant contribution to the understanding of American radio. -- Robert B. Horowitz Business History Review Fascinating detail... A far clearer picture than has been previously available. Journal of Communication

ISBN: 9780801838323

Dimensions: 235mm x 156mm x 29mm

Weight: 680g

400 pages