In this Book
- Fireside Politics: Radio and Political Culture in the United States, 1920-1940
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
- Series: Reconfiguring American Political History
summary
In Fireside Politics, Douglas B. Craig provides the first detailed and complete examination of radio's changing role in American political culture between 1920 and 1940—the medium's golden age, when it commanded huge national audiences without competition from television. Craig follows the evolution of radio into a commercialized, networked, and regulated industry, and ultimately into an essential tool for winning political campaigns and shaping American identity in the interwar period. Finally, he draws thoughtful comparisons of the American experience of radio broadcasting and political culture with those of Australia, Britain, and Canada.
Table of Contents
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- List of Maps, Illustrations, Figures, and Tables
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. xi-xviii
- Abbreviations
- p. xix
- Part I: Making the Medium, 1895–1940
- 2 Radio Advertising and Networks
- pp. 18-35
- Part II: Radio and the Business of Politics, 1920–1940
- Part III: Radio and Citizenship, 1920–1940
- 11 Radio and the Problem of Citizenship
- pp. 205-233
- 13 Radio and the Politics of Good Taste
- pp. 258-278
- Conclusion
- pp. 279-284
- Bibliography
- pp. 329-350
Additional Information
ISBN
9780801875120
Related ISBN(s)
9780801864391, 9780801883125
MARC Record
OCLC
51504247
Pages
384
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No