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Brought to You By
Lawrence R. Samuel
其他書名
Postwar Television Advertising and the American Dream
出版
University of Texas Press
, 2009-03-06
主題
Performing Arts / Television / History & Criticism
Business & Economics / Advertising & Promotion
History / Social History
Social Science / Popular Culture
Social Science / Media Studies
ISBN
0292774761
9780292774766
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=JT0GAgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
EBook
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註釋
“A lively history” of how TV advertising became a defining force in American culture between 1946 and 1964
(
Technology and Culture
).
The two decades following World War II brought television into homes and, of course, television commercials. Those commercials, in turn, created an image of the postwar American Dream that lingers to this day.
This book recounts how advertising became a part of everyday lives and national culture during this midcentury period, not only reflecting consumers’ desires but shaping them, and broadcasting a vivid portrait of comfort, abundance, ease, and happy family life and, of course, keeping up with the Joneses. As the author asserts, it’s nearly impossible to understand our culture without contemplating these visual celebrations of conformity and consumption, and this insightful, entertaining volume of social history helps us do just that.