Rules of the game : quiz shows and American culture / Olaf Hoerschelmann.

Author/Creator:

Hoerschelmann, Olaf, 1965-

Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006.

Format/Description:

Book
x, 208 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects:

Quiz shows -- United States.

Contents:

What is a genre? Quiz shows/game shows
A heart line to America: creating audience participation
Big money: the scandal and quiz shows in the 1950's
Dealing with change: the evolution of quiz shows in the 1960's
Dating games: playing relationships in 1980s and 1990s television
Interactive control: quiz shows and new media technologies
Conclusion: the reality of quiz shows.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-200) and index.

ISBN:

0791468097 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0791468100 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

61309364

Publisher Number:

9780791468098
9780791468104

Online:

Table of contents
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005024120.html

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