Listening in: Radio and the American Imagination
Susan J. Douglas
432 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0816644233
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Language: English
Publish: 1077696000000
At the beginning of this spirited and engaging cultural history, Douglas (communication studies, U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor) refers to Erik Barnouw’s three-volume History of Broadcasting in the United States (published between 1966 and 1970); she covers much of the same ground only quicker (one volume) and points out that each chapter could have bee