Invasion of the mind snatchers : television's conquest of America in the fifties

Invasion of the mind snatchers : television's conquest of America in the fifties /

How the baby boomers learned about the world in their most formative years.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Burns, Eric
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:	1900-1999 Television broadcasting > Social aspects > United States. Television broadcasting > United States > History > 20th century. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies. PERFORMING ARTS > Television > History & Criticism. Television broadcasting Television broadcasting > Social aspects Fernsehen > USA > Geschichte 1950-1960. Fernsehen > Gesellschaft > USA > Geschichte 1950-1960. Fernsehsendung. Soziale Funktion. United States USA. Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Introduction : Philo T. Farnsworth's discontent
The medium. Damning the "theenk"
The new American family
The hula hoop and the bomb
Invisible doughnuts and coonskins caps
Really big shows
The competition
The messages. The first senator
The second senator
The third senator
Advertising for President
The mystic knights of the sea
"The technological equivalent of a crucifix"
Sexless objects
The constant parade
Serving the sky chief
The Black Sox of the airwaves
Epilogue.