ISBN:
9780226471938
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0226471934
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (x, 261 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Online-Ausg. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Lenthall, Bruce Radio's America
DDC:
302.2344097309043
Keywords:
Radio broadcasting History
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United States
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Radio broadcasting Social aspects
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United States
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Radio broadcasting History
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Radio broadcasting Social aspects
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Radio broadcasting Verenigde Staten
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United States
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Radio broadcasting History
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United States
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Radio broadcasting Social aspects
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United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Media Studies
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Radio broadcasting
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Radio broadcasting ; Social aspects
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Radio
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Populaire cultuur
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Politieke aspecten
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Sociale aspecten
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History
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United States
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Verenigde Staten
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Electronic books History
Abstract:
Orson Welles's greatest breakthrough into the popular consciousness occurred in 1938, three years before Citizen Kane, when his War of the Worlds radio broadcast succeeded so spectacularly that terrified listeners believed they were hearing a genuine report of an alien invasion-a landmark in the history of radio's powerful relationship with its audience. In Radio's America, Bruce Lenthall documents the enormous impact radio had on the lives of Depression-era Americans and charts the formative years of our modern mass culture. Many Americans became alienated from their government and economy in
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-253) and index. - Description based on print version record
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Description based on print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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Online-Ausg. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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