History on British Television - Constructing Nation, Nationality and Collective Memory

Informationen zum Autor Robert Dillon is a Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of History at Lancaster University Klappentext A unique and overdue insight and study into how the landscape, institutions and collective memory has influenced the representation of the past on British television from 1946 to the present day, promoting a very singular view of what it means to be British. Zusammenfassung A unique and overdue insight and study into how the landscape! institutions and collective memory has influenced the representation of the past on British television from 1946 to the present day! promoting a very singular view of what it means to be British. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figuresPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroduction: switching on the past 1. Whose past is it anyway? 2. Post-war television and history 3. The making of a popular commodity4. Bringing the past alive5. Truth or drama: Documentary history 6. Characterising the past 7. Britain as a warrior-nation 8. Presenting the past9. Nation, nationality and television historyBibliographyIndex of programme titlesGeneral index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robert Dillon, Tbd
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2010
• EAN: 9780719080920
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8092-0
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Studies in Popular Culture; Studies in Popular Culture (Ha; Studies in Popular Culture
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni