A history of sports highlights : replayed plays from Edison to ESPN / Ray Gamache.
A history of sports highlights : replayed plays from Edison to ESPN / Ray Gamache.
A history of sports highlights : replayed plays from Edison to ESPN / Ray Gamache.
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.
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N070.44979/20
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 247 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction: the highlight mythmaking machine -- Knockout rounds and rounding marks -- The habit of highlights --Bad habits -- A dream of carnage and the electronic monster -- The agony and the ecstasy of communication -- Sports junkies, junk journalism and cathode ray sterilization -- The little s...
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
c2010.
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Summary
"This book traces the development and popularity of the sportscast highlight as the primary means of communicating about sports and athletes. It delves into the intricate relationships between media producers, sports leagues and organizations, and audiences, and explains that the sportscast highlights are not a recent development"--Provided by publ...
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A history of sports highlights : replayed plays from Edison to ESPN / Ray Gamache.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2010.
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N070.44979/20
Record Identifier
74VKqgXyj4bM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqgXyj4bM
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ISBN
0786449977 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786449972 (softcover : alk. paper)
DDC
070.4497960973
MMS ID
991020314799702626
