Death of a Pirate - British Radio and the Making of the Information Age

Describes the pirate radio stations operating in coastal waters off Britain in the 1960s and how competition between the free-market entrepreneurs came to a head when pirate operator Oliver Smedley shot and killed rival Reg Calvert.

About the author

Adrian Johns is a professor of history at the University of Chicago. Educated at Cambridge, England, Johns is a specialist on intellectual property and piracy.

Summary

“A superb account of the rise of modern broadcasting.” —Financial Times

Product details

• Authors: William Giraldi, Adrian Johns, Adrian (University of Chicago) Johns, Johns Adrian
• Publisher: Norton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.09.2012
• EAN: 9780393341805
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34180-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 24 mm x 212 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; Radio, PERFORMING ARTS / Radio / General, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Radio / Podcasts