Overview

In Fireside Politics, Douglas B. Craig provides the first detailed and complete examination of radio's changing role in American political culture between 1920 and 1940-the medium's golden age, when it commanded huge national audiences without competition from television. Craig follows the evolution of radio into a commercialized, networked, and regulated industry, and ultimately into an essential tool for winning political campaigns and shaping American identity in the interwar period. Finally, he draws thoughtful comparisons of the American experience of radio broadcasting and political culture with those of Australia, Britain, and Canada.

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Author:   Douglas B. Craig (Emeritus Faculty, Australian National University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780801883125

ISBN 10:   0801883121
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   06 October 2005
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Maps, Illustrations, Figures, and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Abbreviations Part I: Making the Medium, 1895-1940 1. The Radio Age: The Growth of Radio Broadcasting, 1895–1940 2. Radio Advertising and Networks 3. Regulatory Models and the Radio Act of 1927 4. The Federal Radio Commission, 1927–1934 5. A New Deal for Radio? The Communications Act of 1934 6. The Federal Communications Commission and Radio, 1934–1940 Part II: Radio and the Business of Politics, 1920-1940 7. The Sellers: Stations, Networks, and Political Broadcasting 8. The Buyers: National Parties, Candidates, and Radio 9. The Product: Radio Politics and Campaigning 10. The Consumer: Radio, Audiences, and Voters Part III: Radio and Citizenship, 1920–1940 11. Radio and the Problem of Citizenship 12. Radio at the Margins: Broadcasting and the Limits of Citizenship 13. Radio and the Politics of Good Taste Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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An impressively researched and useful study... Craig subtly winds his interpretive, critical thread of the unfulfilled promise of radio as an engine of a more expansive democracy into a larger narrative about the institutional and ideological sway of commercial radio interests. - Journal of American History Douglas Craig's main goal was to write a political history of radio broadcasting in the United States before World War II; however, he has also succeeded in producing the best general study yet published on the development of radio broadcasting during this crucial period when key institutional and social patterns were established. - Technology and Culture Fireside Politics is the most complete study so far of the interactions between broadcasting and the U.S. political system during the 'golden age' of radio... Likely to become a leading reference in continuing discussions over communication history, technology, and democracy. - H-Pol, H-Net Reviews

An impressively researched and useful study... Craig subtly winds his interpretive, critical thread of the unfulfilled promise of radio as an engine of a more expansive democracy into a larger narrative about the institutional and ideological sway of commercial radio interests. -- Brett Gary Journal of American History Douglas Craig's main goal was to write a political history of radio broadcasting in the United States before World War II; however, he has also succeeded in producing the best general study yet published on the development of radio broadcasting during this crucial period when key institutional and social patterns were established. -- Hugh R. Slotten Technology and Culture Fireside Politics is the most complete study so far of the interactions between broadcasting and the U.S. political system during the 'golden age' of radio... Likely to become a leading reference in continuing discussions over communication history, technology, and democracy. -- Stephen Ponder H-Pol, H-Net Reviews A fascinating study making good use of archival material as well as prior research. CBQ 2005

Author Information

Douglas B. Craig is a reader in history at the Australian National University. He is the author of After Wilson: The Struggle for the Democratic Party, 1920-1934.

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