Douglas, Susan J. 1950-

Listening in radio and the American im agination / [electronic resource] : Susan J. Douglas. - 1st University of Minnesota Press ed. - Minneapolis, Minn. ; London : University of Minnesota Press, 2004. - xv, 415 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill., ports ; 23 cm. - ACLS Humanities E-Book. .

Originally published : New York : Times Books, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Zen of listening -- The ethereal world -- Exploratory listening in the 1920s -- Tuning in to jazz -- Radio comedy and linguistic slapst ick -- The invention of the audience -- World War II and the invention of broadcast journalism -- Playing fields of the mind -- The kids take over : transistors, DJs, and rock'n'roll -- The FM revolution -- Talk t alk -- Why ham radio matters -- Is listening dead?


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Radio broadcasting-- History.-- United States
Radio programs-- History.-- United States
Radio audiences-- United States.
Radio broadcasting-- Social aspects.