Overview

The origin and growth of information broadcasting (chiefly of propaganda) by radio - most renowned for its prominence in World War II and the Cold War - is outlined. The author chronicles the technological and engineering achievements that enabled long-range broadcasting to develop, but keeps them in the context of the social and political environment of the day. The appeal of the book is by no means restricted to scientists and engineers, and many will find much to stir their own memories of international radio broadcasts in wartime and peacetime alike.

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Author:   James Wood
Publisher:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Imprint:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   v.19
ISBN:  

9780863413025

ISBN 10:   0863413021
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   30 April 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Birth of a medium Chapter 1: The triode and radio telephony Chapter 2: Origins of entertainment broadcasting Chapter 3: Technological revolution Chapter 4: Commercial broadcasting Chapter 5: A social tool: birth of the BBC Chapter 6: Propaganda: the cradle years, 1927-1938 Chapter 7: Radio Luxembourg: super power comes to Europe Part 2: A weapon of war Chapter 8: International broadcasting from 1938 to the early 1960s Chapter 9: British censorship and propaganda, 1939-1945 Chapter 10: German broadcasting under the Nazis Chapter 11: US wartime broadcasting Chapter 12: Japanese wartime broadcasting Chapter 13: Treason by radio Chapter 14: Woofferton SW station Chapter 15: The Cold War Chapter 16: The Voice of America Chapter 17: Satellite communications and global broadcasting Part 3: Radio as an instrument of foreign policy Chapter 18: Developments since 1960 Chapter 19: The decade of audibility: 1980-1990 Chapter 20: Technology of the high-power transmitter Chapter 21: Broadcasting from the Federal Republic of Germany Chapter 22: Scandinavian broadcasting Chapter 23: LW and MW international broadcasting Chapter 24: Jamming on the short waves Chapter 25: 'Speaking peace unto nations': BBC World Service Chapter 26: Subversion, propaganda broadcasting and the CIA Chapter 27: Second in the world: the USSR Chapter 28: Renewed expansion at the Voice of America Chapter 29: Commercial giants: French broadcasting Chapter 30: Super power in the Arab world Chapter 31: Religious broadcasting and propaganda Chapter 32: Transmitter sales during the 1980s Chapter 33: The future of international AM broadcasting Appendix 1: Television, the Gulf War and the future of propaganda Appendix 2: Sales of high-power transmitterssince 1991 Appendix 3: Low-profile transmitters

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Eur Ing James Wood is a consulting engineer and specialist freelance journalist, having contributed to all the major broadcasting journals.

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