{"product_id":"across-the-waves-9780252082931","title":"Across the Waves","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well researched and readable. . . Recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Vaillant's text is outstanding. The research and reporting are carefully and professionally done, the supporting data enlightening and the story interesting. . . . \u003ci\u003eAcross the Waves\u003c\/i\u003e makes a significant contribution to international media scholarship.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAcross the Waves\u003c\/i\u003e is well argued, thoroughly researched, and culturally conversant.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is broad in scope and significance and is well-researched and well-written.\" --\u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Communication\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAcross the Waves\u003c\/i\u003e...informs radio history with a new and important contribution.\" --\u003ci\u003eJournal of Communication\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A historian at heart, Vaillant provides his readers with the cultural and political depth to better understand the necessary cross-border collaborations that led to the acceleration of cultural exchanges across the Atlantic throughout the twentieth century.\" --\u003ci\u003eAmerican Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Articulating different levels of perspectives and theoretical approaches, the various contributions enrich the understanding of the subject and suggest new horizons of research that are useful for future works, including beyond the scope of the anglophone academic field.\" --\u003ci\u003eRadio Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A well-written piece of historical analysis, and the author manages to tie together an enjoyable writing style with scholarly rigour and a complex conceptual framework.\" --\u003ci\u003eHistorical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The atmospheric way Vaillant brings radio to us in this book should be nothing short of highly commended.\" --\u003ci\u003eEuropeNow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Derek Vaillant has written an invaluable account of the lively interactive relationship between French and American radio broadcasting. Its historical sweep, deep research, and illuminating conceptual framework make it à ne pas manquer for anyone interested in one of the twentieth century’s closest yet most tempestuous cultural relationships.\"--Michele Hilmes, author of \u003ci\u003eNetwork Nations: A Transnational History of British and American Broadcasting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Vaillant's stimulating analysis of a neglected dimension of transatlantic broadcasting brilliantly captures the dynamic interplay of international relations, technological change, and textual innovation, and sheds new light on the place of American radio in the global media landscape of the twentieth century.\"—Kate Lacey, author of \u003ci\u003eListening Publics: The Politics and Experience of Listening in the Media Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of Acronyms and Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: At the Border of U.S. - French Broadcasting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART I: THE RISE OF U.S.-FRENCH BROADCASTING, 1925-44\u003cbr\u003e 1   At the Speed of Sound: Techno-Aesthetic Paradigms in U.S. - French Broadcasting, 1925-39\u003cbr\u003e 2   We Won't Always Have Paris: U.S. Networks in France and Europe, 1932-41\u003cbr\u003e 3   Voices of the Occupation: U.S. Broadcasting to France during World War II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART II: SHAPING A U.S.-FRENCH RADIO IMAGINARY, 1945-74\u003cbr\u003e 4   Served on a Platter: How French Radio Cracked the U.S. Airwaves\u003cbr\u003e 5   The Air of Paris: Women's Talk Radio, Gender, and the Art of Self-Fashionin\u003cbr\u003e 6   The Drama of Broadcast History after May 1968\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Radios at the Heart of Nations\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: U.S.-French Radio Time Line\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Resources\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400507203927,"sku":"9780252082931","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252082931.jpg?v=1730470850","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/across-the-waves-9780252082931","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}