Titanic Century: Media, Myth, and the Making of a Cultural Icon
Author:   Paul Heyer
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:  

9780313398155


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   05 April 2012
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Paul Heyer
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.539kg
ISBN:  

9780313398155


ISBN 10:   0313398151
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   05 April 2012
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Preface Introduction: From Triumph to Tragedy Part One Wireless World Chapter 1 Enter Marconi Chapter 2 Wireless at Work Chapter 3 Sarnoff's Luck Chapter 4 The Call for Change Part Two Story of the Century Chapter 5 The Battle for New York Chapter 6 Carr Van Anda and the New York Times Chapter 7 Canadian Journalists in New York (by Michael Dupuis) Chapter 8 The Search for Answers Part Three Imagining Disaster Chapter 9 Responses and Renderings in Literature Chapter 10 The Sinking in Cinema Chapter 11 Resurrection and Preservation Chapter 12 Conclusion: The Titanic as Myth Appendix Bibliography Index

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Paul Heyer is professor of communication studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. His published works include Communications and History; The Medium and the Magician: Orson Welles—the Radio Years; and a coedited textbook, Communication in History: Technology, Culture, Society.

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