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American Protestants and TV in the 1950s : Responses to a New Medium /

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Americans in the 1950s faced the challenge of negotiating the new medium's place in the home and in American culture in general. Using the American Protestant experience of the introduction of television, Rosenthal illustrates the importance of the interplay between a new medium and its users.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rosenthal, Michèle (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Series:Religion/culture/critique.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Christianity.
Film History.
Industries.
Religious Studies, general.
Sociology of Culture.
Sociology of Religion.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Motion pictures > History.
Religion and culture.
Religion and sociology.
Religion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Americans in the 1950s faced the challenge of negotiating the new medium's place in the home and in American culture in general. Using the American Protestant experience of the introduction of television, Rosenthal illustrates the importance of the interplay between a new medium and its users.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (192 pages)
ISBN:9780230609211
DOI:10.1057/9780230609211