Cold War, cool medium : television, McCarthyism, and American culture /
Though conventional wisdom claims that television is a co-conspirator in the repressions of Cold War America, Doherty argues that during the Cold War, through television, America actually became a more tolerant place. He examines television programming and contemporary commentary of the late 1940s t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2003
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| Series: | Film and culture
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| Summary: | Though conventional wisdom claims that television is a co-conspirator in the repressions of Cold War America, Doherty argues that during the Cold War, through television, America actually became a more tolerant place. He examines television programming and contemporary commentary of the late 1940s to the mid-1950s -- everything from See It Now to I Love Lucy, from Red Channels to the writings of Walter Winchell and Hedda Hopper. By rerunning the programs, freezing the frames, and reading between the lines, Doherty paints a picture of Cold War America that belies many bl |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 305 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0231129521 023112953X 023150327X 9780231129527 9780231129534 9780231503273 |