Telethons : spectacle, disability, and the business of charity /
"Marshaling two decades' worth of painstaking research, Paul Longmore's book provides the first cultural history of the telethon, charting its rise and profiling the key figures--philanthropists, politicians, celebrities, corporate sponsors, and recipients--involved"--
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2016]
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| Summary: | "Marshaling two decades' worth of painstaking research, Paul Longmore's book provides the first cultural history of the telethon, charting its rise and profiling the key figures--philanthropists, politicians, celebrities, corporate sponsors, and recipients--involved"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 326 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190262075 0190262079 |