{"product_id":"from-daytime-to-primetime-james-roman-9780313361692","title":"From Daytime to Primetime: The History of American Television Programs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 20th century might be accurately described as the television century. Perhaps no technological invention in recent history has so vastly affected the American public. An involving mixture of scholarship and nostalgia, this volume offers an intelligent examination of the many ways that American society has shaped--and been shaped by--television. Roman provides thematic chapters on all of television's major genres. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Roman, author of \u003ci\u003eLove, Light, and a Dream: Television's Past, Present, and Future\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1996), traces the evolution of American television programming from its beginnings as an experimental spinoff of radio broadcasting to its current role as an omnipresent and, some would say, omnipotent force of media and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Roman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031336169X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313361692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.78d","brand":"James Roman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057845203199,"sku":"9780313361692","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f36d79d6-9c81-459a-865a-04552e303038.jpg?v=1685049199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-daytime-to-primetime-james-roman-9780313361692","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}