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9780252033742 Academic Inspection Copy

Global TV

New Media and the Cold War, 1946-69
  • ISBN-13: 9780252033742
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • By James Schwoch
  • Price: AUD $239.00
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 13/02/2009
  • Format: Hardback 256 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Film, TV & radio [AP]
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James Schwoch presents a unique retelling of the Cold War period by examining the relationship of global television, diplomacy, and new electronic communications media. Beginning with the Allied occupation of Germany in 1946 and ending with the 1969 Apollo moon landing, this book explores major developments in global media, including the postwar absorption of the International Telecommunications Union into the United Nations and its impact on both television and international policy; the rise of psychological warfare and its relations to new electronic media of the 1950s; and the role of the Ford Foundation in shaping global communication research concepts.
''A wholly original, well-researched, and superbly written account of the development of global television set within the intertwined contexts of American foreign policy, psychological warfare, and information diplomacy. Stimulating and enjoyable.'' John T. Caldwell, author of Production Culture: Industrial Reflexivity and Critical Practice in Film and Television ''The sheer joy that Schwoch takes in hauling curiosities out of the archives is contagious. The result provides serious food for thought in considering current U.S. policy about international media and goodwill building.'' John Durham Peters, author of Courting the Abyss: Free Speech and the Liberal Tradition
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