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Radio's America : the Great Depression and the rise of modern mass culture /
Orson Welles's greatest breakthrough into the popular consciousness occurred in 1938, three years before Citizen Kane, when his War of the Worlds radio broadcast succeeded so spectacularly that terrified listeners believed they were hearing a genuine report of an alien invasion-a landmark in th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Orson Welles's greatest breakthrough into the popular consciousness occurred in 1938, three years before Citizen Kane, when his War of the Worlds radio broadcast succeeded so spectacularly that terrified listeners believed they were hearing a genuine report of an alien invasion-a landmark in the history of radio's powerful relationship with its audience. In Radio's America, Bruce Lenthall documents the enormous impact radio had on the lives of Depression-era Americans and charts the formative years of our modern mass culture. Many Americans became alienated from their government and economy in. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 261 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-253) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226471938 0226471934 0226471918 9780226471914 9786612239847 6612239840 1282239848 9781282239845 |