Fireside Politics

Radio and Political Culture in the United States, 1920-1940

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

Av Douglas B. Craig

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In Fireside Politics, Douglas B. Craig provides the first detailed and complete examination of radio's changing role in American political culture between 1920 and 1940-the medium's golden age, when it commanded huge national audiences without competition from television. Craig follows the evolution of radio into a commercialized, networked, and regulated industry, and ultimately into an essential tool for winning political campaigns and shaping American identity in the interwar period. Finally, he draws thoughtful comparisons of the American experience of radio broadcasting and political culture with those of Australia, Britain, and Canada.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-10-06
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt612 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieReconfiguring American Political History
Antal sidor384
FörlagJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN9780801883125

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List of Maps, Illustrations, Figures, and TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroductionAbbreviationsPart I: Making the Medium, 1895-19401. The Radio Age: The Growth of Radio Broadcasting, 1895–19402. Radio Advertising and Networks3. Regulatory Models and the Radio Act of 19274. The Federal Radio Commission, 1927–19345. A New Deal for Radio? The Communications Act of 19346. The Federal Communications Commission and Radio, 1934–1940Part II: Radio and the Business of Politics, 1920-19407. The Sellers: Stations, Networks, and Political Broadcasting8. The Buyers: National Parties, Candidates, and Radio9. The Product: Radio Politics and Campaigning10. The Consumer: Radio, Audiences, and VotersPart III: Radio and Citizenship, 1920–194011. Radio and the Problem of Citizenship12. Radio at the Margins: Broadcasting and the Limits of Citizenship13. Radio and the Politics of Good TasteConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

An impressively researched and useful study... Craig subtly winds his interpretive, critical thread of the unfulfilled promise of radio as an engine of a more expansive democracy into a larger narrative about the institutional and ideological sway of commercial radio interests. -- Brett Gary Journal of American History Douglas Craig's main goal was to write a political history of radio broadcasting in the United States before World War II; however, he has also succeeded in producing the best general study yet published on the development of radio broadcasting during this crucial period when key institutional and social patterns were established. -- Hugh R. Slotten Technology and Culture Fireside Politics is the most complete study so far of the interactions between broadcasting and the U.S. political system during the 'golden age' of radio... Likely to become a leading reference in continuing discussions over communication history, technology, and democracy. -- Stephen Ponder H-Pol, H-Net Reviews A fascinating study making good use of archival material as well as prior research. CBQ 2005