Media Events - The Live Broadcasting of History (Paperback, Revised)

Constituting a new television genre, live broadcasts of "historic" events have become world rituals which, according to Daniel Dayan and Elihu Katz, have the potential for transforming societies even as they transfix viewers around the globe. Analyzing such public spectacles as the Olympic games, the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana, John F. Kenndy's funeral, the moon landing, and Pope John II's visits to Poland, they offer an ethnography of how media events are scripted, negotiated, performed, celebrated, shamanized, and reviewed.

General

Imprint:	Harvard University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2006
First published:	March 1994
Authors:	Daniel Dayan • Elihu Katz
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-674-55956-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Television Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-674-55956-8
Barcode:	9780674559561

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