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Invasion of the mind snatchers : television's conquest of America in the fifties / by Eric Burns.
Publication details: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2010.Description: viii, 342 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 9781439902882 :
- 1439902887 :
- PN1992.3.U5 .B85 2010
Contents:
Introduction : Philo T. Farnsworth's discontent -- The medium. Damning the "theenk" -- The new American family -- The hula hoop and the bomb -- Invisible doughnuts and coonskins caps -- Really big shows -- The competition -- The messages. The first senator -- The second senator -- The third senator -- Advertising for President -- The mystic knights of the sea -- "The technological equivalent of a crucifix" -- Sexless objects -- The constant parade -- Serving the sky chief -- The Black Sox of the airwaves -- Epilogue.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | PN 1992.3 .U5 .B85 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5049397 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Philo T. Farnsworth's discontent -- The medium. Damning the "theenk" -- The new American family -- The hula hoop and the bomb -- Invisible doughnuts and coonskins caps -- Really big shows -- The competition -- The messages. The first senator -- The second senator -- The third senator -- Advertising for President -- The mystic knights of the sea -- "The technological equivalent of a crucifix" -- Sexless objects -- The constant parade -- Serving the sky chief -- The Black Sox of the airwaves -- Epilogue.
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