The magazine century
Subtitle: American magazines since 1900
By: David E. Sumner
Series: Mediating American history series -- v. 9
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781433104947; 9781433104930
Subjects: History; Periodicals; Publishing; American periodicals
Other titles: American magazines since 1900
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The magazine century; title: The 1890s: the emergence of modern magazines; title: 1900-1920: pioneers create a prosperous century; title: The 1920s: good times, great magazines; title: The 1930s: more readers, but fewer advertisers; title: The 1940s: paper shortages, censorship, and more magazines; title: The 1950s: television spurs leisure activities, magazine growth; title: The 1960s: social change for magazines and America; title: The 1970s: magazines and "the me decade"; title: The 1980s: computers and celebrities dominate the decade; title: The 1990s: new media, new magazines, new controversies, new problems; title: Post-2000: a look back, a look forward.