See No Evil
Touchstone · Hardcover · March 28, 1980
From Simon & Schuster, See No Evil is Geoffrey Cowan's fascinating exploration of the backstage battle over sex and violence in the television medium.
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- Who it’s for
- A history of television censorship, its politics, impact, and battles over sex and violence.
- Genres
- Television History & Criticism, Censorship & Free Speech, How Media Works
- Published
- Touchstone, March 28, 1980
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From Simon & Schuster, See No Evil is Geoffrey Cowan's fascinating exploration of the backstage battle over sex and violence in the television medium. In See No Evil, Cowan offers a probing investigation into the history, impact, and politics of television censorship, examining network programming, and such controversial practices as the Family Hour.
Television Censorship
A history of television censorship, its politics, impact, and battles over sex and violence.
Come here for
- The history and politics of television censorship
- Network programming and the Family Hour
Expect
- An investigation of censorship’s impact on television
- Attention to sex and violence on television
Where it sits
| Censorship & Free Speech | 73% |
|---|---|
| Television History & Criticism | 69% |
| How Media Works | 67% |
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Publisher categories
- Historical Fiction
- Political Fiction
- Authors
- Geoffrey Cowan
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Published
- March 28, 1980
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Historical Fiction