Across the Waves : How the United States and France Shaped the International Age of Radio /

Across the Waves : How the United States and France Shaped the International Age of Radio /

Show other versions (1)

"This book is the first comparative history of 20th-century U.S.-French radio broadcasting and its consequences for cultural politics and international/global communication. As U.S. electronics firms raced into Europe, a succession of French governments cautiously participated in U.S.-French br...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vaillant, Derek (Author)
Other Authors: Nerone, John C. (Editor), McChesney, Robert Waterman, 1952- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Radio broadcasting.
Diplomatic relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications Industries.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.
Radio > France > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Radio > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Radio broadcasting > France > History > 20th century.
Radio broadcasting > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
France.
France > Relations exterieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > France.
France > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > France.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Full text available:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Introduction: At the Border of U.S.â#x80;#x93;French Broadcasting
  • Part I: The Rise of U.S.â#x80;#x93;French Broadcasting, 1925â#x80;#x93;44
  • 1 At the Speed of Sound: Techno-Aesthetic Paradigms in U.S.â#x80;#x93;French Broadcasting, 1925â#x80;#x93;39
  • 2 We Wonâ#x80;#x99;t Always Have Paris: U.S. Networks in France and Europe, 1932â#x80;#x93;41
  • 3 Voices of the Occupation: U.S. Broadcasting to France during World War II
  • Part II: Shaping a U.S.â#x80;#x93;French Radio Imaginary, 1945â#x80;#x93;74
  • 4 Served on a Platter: How French Radio Cracked the U.S. Airwaves5 The Air of Paris: Womenâ#x80;#x99;s Talk Radio, Gender, and the Art of Self-Fashioning
  • 6 The Drama of Broadcast History after May 1968
  • Afterword: Radios at the Heart of Nations
  • Appendix: U.S.â#x80;#x93;French Radio Time Line
  • Notes
  • Selected Resources

Similar Items