Manipulating the Ether: The Power of Broadcast Radio in Thirties America . The full power of the medium was demonstrated by the young Orson Welles' War of the Worlds, which caused widespread panic.Roosevelt was the first politician to recognize the power of radio, his speeches and fireside chats were broadcast o
| TITLE | : | Manipulating the Ether: The Power of Broadcast Radio in Thirties America |
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| RATING | : | 4.81 (120 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0786403977 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Library Binding |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 324 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 0000-00-00 |
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Roosevelt was the first politician to recognize the power of radio, his speeches and fireside chats were broadcast over networks only recently equipped with newsrooms, allowing listeners to learn of events immediately. The full power of the medium was demonstrated by the young Orson Welles' War of the Worlds, which caused widespread panic.
EDITORIAL :
"a first rate, serious historyexplains how radio changed listeners' perception of the world" -- Classic Images
"a timely reminder of old-time radio's influence on American politics and culture. Well-told and meticulously documented" -- C&RL News
"an absorbing, well-documented history" -- Past Times
"builds on three developments in the decade to describe radio's growing impact on American life" -- Communication Booknotes Quarterly
"interesting and fully documenteddoes a splendid job of eliminating gaps in readers' knowledge" -- Choice
"treasure trove of information. There isn't enough space in this review to properly describe the information in this booktruly remarkable" -- The Illustrated Press
REVIEW :
This is not a criticism, but the distinction is a necessary one. Top notch stuff.. The vintage trigonometric tables will bring a smile (or peraps a frown) to the faces of those who took this course in the pre-calculator days. Useful to have, but I'm surprised there isn't more commentary material available in printed form. I don't find that the author has much firepower at all when it comes to chicken and fish, but animal cruelty is always an argument that can be used and used effectively to sway people to vegetarianism.
The meat processing industry has always been a nasty one since things have been taken over by capitalism, and this book will make you sick to your stomach if this is your first look at how animals and employees of the companies that butches these animals are treated. If you can't write your own version of the class you are going to use, you shouldn't be using i
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