Republic on the Wire: Cable Television, Pluralism, and the Politics of New Technologies, 1948-1984 by John McMurria

Republic on the Wire: Cable Television, Pluralism, and the Politics of New Technologies, 1948-1984

John McMurria

240 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art history politics science sociology technology challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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The history of cable television in America is far older than networks like MTV, ESPN, and HBO, which are so familiar to us today. Tracing the origins of cable TV back to the late 1940s, media scholar John McMurria also locates the roots of many cu...

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