The Revolution Wasn't Televised Paperback Book 60's Television & Social Conflict

The Revolution Wasn't Televised Sixties Television and Social Conflict by Lynn Spigel & Michael Curtin (Paperback, 1997). Book is in preloved condition, some pages do have things highlighted, also some notes listed. Caricatures of sixties television--called a "vast wasteland" by the FCC president in the early sixties--continue to dominate our perceptions of the era and cloud popular understanding of the relationship between pop culture and larger social forces. The Revolution Wasn't Televised explores the ways in which prime-time television was centrally involved in the social conflicts of the 1960s. It was then that television became a ubiquitous element in American homes. The contributors in this volume argue that due to TV's constant presence in everyday life, it became the object of intense debates over childraising, education, racism, gender, technology, politics, violence & Vietnam. Please refer to pictures and ask any questions prior to purchasing.