Television in the Antenna Age

by Robert J. Thompson, David Marc, Robert Thompson

Book Overview

Television in the Antenna Age is a brief, accessible, and engaging overview of the medium's history and development in the US. Integrating three major concerns--television as an industry, a technology, and an art--the book is a basic primer on the complex, fascinating, and often overlooked story of television and its impact on American life.

Covers the entire history of American television, from its urban, middle-class beginnings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B003Q5FJUM
• ISBN13: 9780631215448
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.0"