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Republic on the Wire: Cable Television, Pluralism, and the Politics of New Technologies, 1948-1984
Republic on the Wire Cable Television Pluralism and the Politics of New Technologies 19481984
Author: John McMurria
The history of cable television in America is far older than networks like MTV, ESPN, and HBO, which are so familiar to us today. Tracing the origins of cable TV back to the late 1940s, media scholar John McMurria also locates the roots of many current debates about premium television, cultural elitism, minority programming, content restriction,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780813585291
ISBN-10: 0813585295
Publication Date: 2/1/2017
Pages: 240
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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