Finalist, 2020 Latino Book Awards, Best Academic Themed Book The surprising effects of American TV on global viewers As a dominant cultural export, American tel

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A concise, readable, and informative analysis of the influence of television on the habits and manners of the American television public. Bringing together thre

More than any other aspect of American life, the history of television reveals the story of the reorientation of culture and the shift in American values that o

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