Crackling with the personalities, conflicts, and ambitions that transformed the media from something that followed the news to something that formed it, The Powers That Be is David Halberstam's forceful account of the rise of modern media as an instrument of political power, published here with a new introduction by the author. Beginning with FDR's masterful use of radio to establish the sense of a personal, benevolently paternal relationship with the American people and culminating in the discovery and coverage of the ...
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Crackling with the personalities, conflicts, and ambitions that transformed the media from something that followed the news to something that formed it, The Powers That Be is David Halberstam's forceful account of the rise of modern media as an instrument of political power, published here with a new introduction by the author. Beginning with FDR's masterful use of radio to establish the sense of a personal, benevolently paternal relationship with the American people and culminating in the discovery and coverage of the Watergate break-in, Halberstam tracks the firm establishment of the media as a potent means of shaping both public opinion and public policy. He tells the story through vivid, intimate portraits of the men, women, and politics behind four key media organizations: CBS and its board chairman William S. Paley; Time magazine and its cofounder Henry Luce; the Washington Post and successive publishers Philip Graham and his wife, Katherine; and the Los Angeles Times and publishers Norman Chandler and his son, Otis.
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Good. 1983. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed to the previous owner. Good copy with some shelf wear, dustwrapper with edge wear and sunned spine and edges. Foxing to page edges and yellowing of pages, otherwise a good copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Good. No dust jacket. jacket faded at edges, corners bumped, spine worn and faded, endpapers a bit soiled, upper end of text block foxed and faded. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Audience: General/trade.
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The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Jacket has lightly chipped edges. Boards have only minor wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.