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- catalog abstract "More than any other aspect of American life, the history of television reveals the story of the reorientation of culture and the shift in American values that occurred after World War II ... It is the premise of this book that in the second half of the twentieth century, TV has been a reflection of the national character and the primary means by which Americans have defined themselves and each other ... The snapshots of programming presented in [the book] have been selected to illustrate a fifty-year panorama of television ... The chapters ... each about a different facet of American life, explore representative evidence that confirms the significance of television as a historical force.-Prologue.".
- catalog contributor b11394707.
- catalog contributor b11394708.
- catalog contributor b11394709.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-280) and index.".
- catalog description "More than any other aspect of American life, the history of television reveals the story of the reorientation of culture and the shift in American values that occurred after World War II ... It is the premise of this book that in the second half of the twentieth century, TV has been a reflection of the national character and the primary means by which Americans have defined themselves and each other ... The snapshots of programming presented in [the book] have been selected to illustrate a fifty-year panorama of television ... The chapters ... each about a different facet of American life, explore representative evidence that confirms the significance of television as a historical force.-Prologue.".
- catalog description "Television enters the picture -- Television and the melting pot: Race and ethnicity -- Home on the screen: Gender and family -- Killing tube: Violence and crime -- TV goes all the way: Romance and sexuality -- Boxed in workplace: Jobs and professions -- Tuning out restraint: Indulgence and advertising -- Taking the cue: Television and the American personality -- Deep focus: Television and the American character -- Webbed Republic: Democracy in the television age.".
- catalog extent "vi, 303 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Defining visions.".
- catalog identifier "0155032011".
- catalog isFormatOf "Defining visions.".
- catalog isPartOf "Harbrace books on America since 1945".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Fort Worth : Harcourt Brace College Publishers,".
- catalog relation "Defining visions.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "791.45/0973/09045 21".
- catalog subject "PN1992.3.U5 W39 1998".
- catalog subject "Television United States History.".
- catalog subject "Television broadcasting United States History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Television enters the picture -- Television and the melting pot: Race and ethnicity -- Home on the screen: Gender and family -- Killing tube: Violence and crime -- TV goes all the way: Romance and sexuality -- Boxed in workplace: Jobs and professions -- Tuning out restraint: Indulgence and advertising -- Taking the cue: Television and the American personality -- Deep focus: Television and the American character -- Webbed Republic: Democracy in the television age.".
- catalog title "Defining visions : television and the American experience since 1945 / Mary Ann Watson ; under the general editorship of Gerald D. Nash and Richard W. Etulain.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".