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Quizzing America : television game shows and popular culture in the 1950s / Mark Dunn.

The author explores the iconography of mid-century America in the context of televisoon watching, game playing and prize winning, and collective self-examination. The scandals that marred the genre's reputation are revisited, highlighting American's propensity for both gullibility and wink...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dunn, Mark, 1956- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Subjects:	Television quiz shows > United States > History > 20th century. Television game shows > United States > History > 20th century.

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