Cold War, cool medium
Subtitle: television, McCarthyism, and American culture
By: Thomas Doherty.
Series: Film and culture
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
Subjects: McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957; Television and politics -- United States -- History; Television broadcasting of news -- United States -- History; Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History; Cold War -- Social aspects -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953; United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1970
Description: "Conventional wisdom holds that television was a coconspirator in the repressions of Cold War America, that it was a facilitator to the blacklist and handmaiden to McCarthyism. But Thomas Doherty argues that, through the influence of television, America actually became a more open and tolerant place. Although many books have been written about this period, Cold War, Cool Medium is the only one to examine it through the lens of television programming."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.