Format:
VIII, 242 S.
,
Ill.
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9781433104930
,
9781433104947
Series Statement:
Mediating American history 9
Content:
The magazine century -- The 1890s: the emergence of modern magazines -- 1900-1920: pioneers create a prosperous century -- The 1920s: good times, great magazines -- The 1930s: more readers, but fewer advertisers -- The 1940s: paper shortages, censorship, and more magazines -- The 1950s: television spurs leisure activities, magazine growth -- The 1960s: social change for magazines and America -- The 1970s: magazines and "the me decade" -- The 1980s: computers and celebrities dominate the decade -- The 1990s: new media, new magazines, new controversies, new problems -- Post-2000: a look back, a look forward
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
The magazine century -- The 1890s: the emergence of modern magazines -- 1900-1920: pioneers create a prosperous century -- The 1920s: good times, great magazines -- The 1930s: more readers, but fewer advertisers -- The 1940s: paper shortages, censorship and more magazines -- The 1950s: television spurs leisure activities, magazine growth -- The 1960s: social change for magazines and America -- The 1970s: magazines and "the me decade" -- The 1980s: computers and celebrities dominate the decade -- The 1990s: new media, new magazines, new controversies, new problems -- Post-2000: a look back, a look forward.
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
USA
;
Zeitschrift
;
Geschichte 1890-2010
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=33328
Author information:
Sumner, David E. 1946-
