Fireside politics : radio and political culture in the United States, 1920-1940 / Douglas B. Craig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Craig, Douglas B.

Series:

Reconfiguring American political history.

Reconfiguring American political history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio broadcasting--United States--History.

Radio broadcasting.

Radio broadcasting--Political aspects--United States--History.

Radio broadcasting policy--United States--History.

Radio broadcasting policy.

Radio in politics--United States--History.

Radio in politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Finally, he draws thoughtful comparisons of the American experience of radio broadcasting and political culture with those of Australia, Britain, and Canada.

Contents:

Contents; Maps, Illustrations, Figures, and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Abbreviations; Part I Making the Medium, 1895-1940; 1 The Radio Age; 2 Radio Advertising and Networks; 3 Regulatory Models and the Radio Act of 1927; 4 The Federal Radio Commission, 1927-1934; 5 A New Deal for Radio?; 6 The Federal Communications Commission and Radio, 1934-1940; Part II Radio and the Business of Politics, 1920-1940; 7 The Sellers; 8 The Buyers; 9 The Product; 10 The Consumers; Part III Radio and Citizenship, 1920-1940; 11 Radio and the Problem of Citizenship; 12 Radio at the Margins

13 Radio and the Politics of Good TasteConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8018-7512-9

OCLC:

923190673