Author: Harry Conn
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Languages : en
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Housing: a Vanishing Vision
Author: Harry Conn
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Languages : en
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The Vanishing Vision
Author: James Day
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520309960
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
This spirited history of public television offers an insider's account of its topsy-turvy forty-year odyssey. James Day, a founder of San Francisco's KQED and a past president of New York's WNET, provides a vivid and often amusing behind-the-screens history. Day tells how a program producer, desperate to locate a family willing to live with television cameras for seven months, borrowed a dime—and a suggestion—from a blind date and telephoned the Louds of Santa Barbara. The result was the mesmerizing twelve-hour documentary An American Family. Day relates how Big Bird and his friends were created to spice up Sesame Street when test runs showed a flagging interest in the program's "live-action" segments. And he describes how Frieda Hennock, the first woman appointed to the FCC, overpowered the resistance of her male colleagues to lay the foundation for public television. Day identifies the particular forces that have shaped public television and produced a Byzantine bureaucracy kept on a leash by an untrusting Congress, with a fragmented leadership that lacks a clearly defined mission in today's multimedia environment. Day calls for a bold rethinking of public television's mission, advocating a system that is adequately funded, independent of government, and capable of countering commercial television's "lowest-common-denominator" approach with a full range of substantive programs, comedy as well as culture, entertainment as well as information. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1995.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520309960
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
This spirited history of public television offers an insider's account of its topsy-turvy forty-year odyssey. James Day, a founder of San Francisco's KQED and a past president of New York's WNET, provides a vivid and often amusing behind-the-screens history. Day tells how a program producer, desperate to locate a family willing to live with television cameras for seven months, borrowed a dime—and a suggestion—from a blind date and telephoned the Louds of Santa Barbara. The result was the mesmerizing twelve-hour documentary An American Family. Day relates how Big Bird and his friends were created to spice up Sesame Street when test runs showed a flagging interest in the program's "live-action" segments. And he describes how Frieda Hennock, the first woman appointed to the FCC, overpowered the resistance of her male colleagues to lay the foundation for public television. Day identifies the particular forces that have shaped public television and produced a Byzantine bureaucracy kept on a leash by an untrusting Congress, with a fragmented leadership that lacks a clearly defined mission in today's multimedia environment. Day calls for a bold rethinking of public television's mission, advocating a system that is adequately funded, independent of government, and capable of countering commercial television's "lowest-common-denominator" approach with a full range of substantive programs, comedy as well as culture, entertainment as well as information. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1995.
Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland
Author: Desmond FitzGerald Glin (Knight of)
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Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Scammell's Universal Treasure-house of Useful Knowledge
Author: Henry Bucklin Scammell
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1632
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1632
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Prudy Keeping House
Author: Sophie May
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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Housing Reform During the Truman Administration
Author: Richard O. Davies
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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A critical look at housing reform under the administration of President Harry S. Truman.
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A critical look at housing reform under the administration of President Harry S. Truman.
Congressional Record Index
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
Includes history of bills and resolutions.
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 912
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Includes history of bills and resolutions.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 894
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 894
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Ned in the Block-House: A Tale of Early Days in the West
Author: Edward Sylvester Ellis
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
In 'Ned in the Block-House: A Tale of Early Days in the West' by Edward Sylvester Ellis, readers are transported back to the rugged landscapes and adventurous spirit of the American West. The book depicts the story of Ned, a courageous young boy who finds himself in the midst of danger and excitement in a block-house surrounded by wilderness. Ellis's vivid descriptions and engaging storytelling style immerse readers in the harsh realities and thrilling adventures of the early frontier days, making it a captivating read for fans of historical fiction. The narrative is woven with themes of resilience, friendship, and the triumph of the human spirit, making it a timeless literary work that resonates with readers of all ages. Edward Sylvester Ellis's detailed research and attention to historical accuracy bring the setting and characters to life, providing an authentic glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of early pioneers in the American West.
Publisher: Good Press
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
In 'Ned in the Block-House: A Tale of Early Days in the West' by Edward Sylvester Ellis, readers are transported back to the rugged landscapes and adventurous spirit of the American West. The book depicts the story of Ned, a courageous young boy who finds himself in the midst of danger and excitement in a block-house surrounded by wilderness. Ellis's vivid descriptions and engaging storytelling style immerse readers in the harsh realities and thrilling adventures of the early frontier days, making it a captivating read for fans of historical fiction. The narrative is woven with themes of resilience, friendship, and the triumph of the human spirit, making it a timeless literary work that resonates with readers of all ages. Edward Sylvester Ellis's detailed research and attention to historical accuracy bring the setting and characters to life, providing an authentic glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of early pioneers in the American West.
Decent, Safe and Sanitary Dwellings
Author: James P. Hubbard
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476674485
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
In 1973, President Nixon halted new construction of public housing, claiming that the U.S. government had become "the biggest slumlord in history." Four decades earlier, in the depths of the Great Depression, strong political support for federally-subsidized low-income housing had resulted in the Housing Act of 1937. By the 1950s, growing criticism of the housing constructed by local authorities and prejudice against poor residents--particularly African Americans--fueled opposition to new projects. This book documents the lively and wide-ranging national debate over public housing from the New Deal to Nixon.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476674485
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
In 1973, President Nixon halted new construction of public housing, claiming that the U.S. government had become "the biggest slumlord in history." Four decades earlier, in the depths of the Great Depression, strong political support for federally-subsidized low-income housing had resulted in the Housing Act of 1937. By the 1950s, growing criticism of the housing constructed by local authorities and prejudice against poor residents--particularly African Americans--fueled opposition to new projects. This book documents the lively and wide-ranging national debate over public housing from the New Deal to Nixon.