The Columbia history of American television

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Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Going Public 1. An Idea Whose Time had Come: Imagining Television - Before 1940 2. Not Going According to Plan: Remodeling the Tube in a Time of Crisis - 1940-1947 3. Learning to Live with Television: Technology, Gender, and America's Early TV Audiences Part II. Becoming National 4. Here comes Television: Remaking American Life - 1948-1954 5. The Halcyon Years: Beyond Anyone's Wildest Dream - 1955-1963 6. Television and the Presidency: Eisenhower and Kennedy Part III. Becoming International 7. A Great Awakening: Prime Time for Network Television - 1964-1975 8. The Sky's the Limit: Satellites, Cable, and the Reinvention of Television - 1976-1991 9. The Changing Face of Television: Turner Broadcasting System Part IV. Becoming Global 10. The Business of America is Show Business: U.S. TV in Global Context - 1992-Present 11. The Greatest SHow on Earth: The Cosby Show and the Ascent of U.S. Sitcoms in the Global Television Marketplace 12. Tune in Locally, Watch Globally: The Future of Television in the Age of the Internet Notes General Index Television Programming Index

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