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hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Unclipped. Presumed first ed., 1995; first printing according to printer's key;419 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong unaged paper; many photos; binding tight; boards without discernible wear, well protected by glossy photographic d.j. with minimal edge wear--just enough to keep this from being "like new." 9" x 11". Extra postage.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 192 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Very good. First Edition. Poetry magazine published at Antioch College (specifically at the campus' Outdoor Education Center). Features an impressive list of contributors, including Ray DiPalma, Judson Crews, Simon Schuchat, and Anselm Hollo. Scarce. Wraps. 4to. Side-stapled wraps. Very good. Wraps (larger than interior pages) a bit ruffled at edges, with small tears here and there. Interior remains bright, crisp, and clean throughout, with trivial corner creases at points. Pages throughout alternate between light green and light blue. Binding sound. Unpaginated.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. Format is approximately 7.5 inches by 10 inches. [10], 419, [1] pages. Illustrations (including color plates). Further Reading. Television Museums and Archives. Picture Sources. Index. Publisher's ephemera laid in (press release and advance copy slip). Written by a distinguished international team of specialists, the book describes the history of television from its technical conception in the nineteenth century right through to the bewildering multi-media developments of the present. Anthony David Smith, CBE (14 March 1938 28 November 2021) was a British broadcaster, author and academic, who was president of Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1988 to 2005. His career in broadcasting started as a producer of current affairs programs on the BBC in the 1960s. He became responsible for running the nightly news program Twenty-Four Hours. In the early 1970s, he became a research fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford. He worked for the Annan Committee on The Future of Broadcasting, and became engaged in the national debate which led to the foundation of the UK's Channel 4. He was subsequently appointed a board director of Channel 4 (19811985). He carried out research for the McGregor Commission on the Press, which presented its report in 1976. Between 1979 and 1988, he was director of the British Film Institute and was involved in the conception and establishment of the Museum of the Moving Image on London's South Bank. In 1988 he was appointed President of Magdalen College, Oxford University, and he retired from this position in 2005. From its earliest beginnings, television was destined to become one of the great new forces at work in the twentieth century. This new edition (which includes six completely new chapters) greatly expands the original and unique historical coverage of this most influential cultural phenomenon. Alongside this historical account, chapters provide important discussion of the central debates affecting television worldwide, from America, Canada, and Britain to Europe, Scandinavia, Japan, China, South Asia, the Arab world, Australia, Africa, and the Third World. All genres of program making -news, sport, drama, comedy -are examined in the light of key questions: how viewing practices affect particular societies; how standards of taste and decency are arrived at; the influence of television of government power; the role of public service broadcasting; and the relationship of television to terrorism and violence. A thought-provoking Epilogue ponders the likely impact and influence of television in the coming years. This book is accessibly written and is a major exploration of the world's most dominant medium. Television, long regarded as mere entertainment, is now being seriously considered for its significance in all our lives. The crusading "60 Minutes" has become the archetype of the news program acting in the public interest; the irreverent zaniness of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" has permanently changed our view of the world--if only our view of how silly it can be; and MTV has irrevocably altered the popular music scene. Of course, C-SPAN revolutionized the public view of Congress, and without CNN the Gulf War would have been a far different experience--indeed, without the close-up coverage of the war in Vietnam, our opinions about war itself would be far different. Now, in Television: An International History, the first illustrated history of our most influential cultural phenomenon, readers will find an invaluable resource that covers the whole expanse of the medium, from Africa to Australia, from Burbank to Bangkok, covering news, sports, drama, comedy, and more. Written by a distinguished team of specialists, Television describes the history of T.V. from its technical conception in the nineteenth century right through the bewildering multimedia developments of the present. Alongside this historical account, chapters provide an important discussion of the central debates affecting television worldwid.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. BFI Dossier number 20. Paperback in very good condition. Cover edges, corners and spine ends are slightly rubbed. Page block is lightly tanned and foxed. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd edition. 312 pages. 10.00x7.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd edition. 312 pages. 10.00x7.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 367 pages. 8.27x5.83x0.76 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 184 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.