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Fireside Politics:

Radio and Political Culture in the United States, 1920-1940
  • ISBN-13: 9780801883125
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Douglas B. Craig
  • Price: AUD $64.99
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  • Local release date: 14/10/2005
  • Format: Paperback 384 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Politics & government [JP]
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The book provides the first detailed and complete examination of radio's changing role in American political culture between 1920 and 1940—the medium's golden age, when it commanded huge national audiences without competition from television.

List of Maps, Illustrations, Figures, and TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroductionAbbreviationsPart I: Making the Medium, 1895-19401. The Radio Age: The Growth of Radio Broadcasting, 1895–19402. Radio Advertising and Networks3. Regulatory Models and the Radio Act of 19274. The Federal Radio Commission, 1927–19345. A New Deal for Radio? The Communications Act of 19346. The Federal Communications Commission and Radio, 1934–1940Part II: Radio and the Business of Politics, 1920-19407. The Sellers: Stations, Networks, and Political Broadcasting8. The Buyers: National Parties, Candidates, and Radio9. The Product: Radio Politics and Campaigning10. The Consumer: Radio, Audiences, and VotersPart III: Radio and Citizenship, 1920–194011. Radio and the Problem of Citizenship12. Radio at the Margins: Broadcasting and the Limits of Citizenship13. Radio and the Politics of Good TasteConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

""A fascinating study making good use of archival material as well as prior research.""

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