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The A to Z of African-American television / Kathleen Fearn-Banks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fearn-Banks, Kathleen.
- Series:
- A to Z guides ; 49.
- A to Z guide series ; no. 49
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans in television broadcasting--Biography--Dictionaries.
- African Americans in television broadcasting.
- African Americans on television--Dictionaries.
- African Americans on television.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (586 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2009.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- From Amos 'n' Andy to The Jeffersons to Family Matters, this work covers it all. There are entries on all different genres and performers. Additionally, information can be found on general issues, ranging from African American audiences and stereotypes through the related networks and organizations. This book has hundreds of entries, from A to Z, in the dictionary and a list of acronyms with their corresponding definitions.
- Contents:
- Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Appendix A: Series Rankings and Ratings; Appendix B: Emmy Award Winners; Bibliography; About the Author; Photospread
- Notes:
- Originally published in 2006 as Historical dictionary of African-American television.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-524).
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-43327-9
- 979-82-16-32677-9
- 1-282-52010-5
- 9786612520105
- 0-8108-6348-0
- OCLC:
- 435778789
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