{"product_id":"fireside-politics-radio-and-political-culture-in-the-united-states-19201940-reconfiguring-american-political-history-9780801864391","title":"Fireside Politics Radio and Political Culture in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, he draws thoughtful comparisons of the American experience of radio broadcasting and political culture with those of Australia, Britain, and Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn impressively researched and useful study... Craig subtly winds his interpretive, critical thread of the unfulfilled promise of radio as an engine of a more expansive democracy into a larger narrative about the institutional and ideological sway of commercial radio interests. -- Brett Gary Journal of American History Douglas Craig's main goal was to write a political history of radio broadcasting in the United States before World War II; however, he has also succeeded in producing the best general study yet published on the development of radio broadcasting during this crucial period when key institutional and social patterns were established. -- Hugh R. Slotten Technology and Culture Fireside Politics is the most complete study so far of the interactions between broadcasting and the U.S. political system during the 'golden age' of radio... Likely to become a leading reference in continuing discussions over communication history, technology, and democracy. -- Stephen Ponder H-Pol, H-Net Reviews A fascinating study making good use of archival material as well as prior research. CBQ 2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Maps, Illustrations, Figures, and Tables\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Making the Medium, 1895-1940\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Radio Age: The Growth of Radio Broadcasting, 1895–1940\u003cbr\u003e2. Radio Advertising and Networks\u003cbr\u003e3. Regulatory Models and the Radio Act of 1927\u003cbr\u003e4. The Federal Radio Commission, 1927–1934\u003cbr\u003e5. A New Deal for Radio? The Communications Act of 1934\u003cbr\u003e6. The Federal Communications Commission and Radio, 1934–1940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Radio and the Business of Politics, 1920-1940\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. The Sellers: Stations, Networks, and Political Broadcasting\u003cbr\u003e8. The Buyers: National Parties, Candidates, and Radio\u003cbr\u003e9. The Product: Radio Politics and Campaigning\u003cbr\u003e10. The Consumer: Radio, Audiences, and Voters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Radio and Citizenship, 1920–1940\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. Radio and the Problem of Citizenship\u003cbr\u003e12. Radio at the Margins: Broadcasting and the Limits of Citizenship\u003cbr\u003e13. Radio and the Politics of Good Taste\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527613686103,"sku":"9780801864391","price":46.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801864391.jpg?v=1731868547","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fireside-politics-radio-and-political-culture-in-the-united-states-19201940-reconfiguring-american-political-history-9780801864391","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}