The Vision of a Nation: Making Multiculturalism on British Television, 1960-80 b

Description: The Vision of a Nation by G. Schaffer Telling the stories behind televisions approaches to race relations, multiculturalism and immigration in the Golden Age of British television, the book focuses on the 1960s and 1970s and argues that the makers of television worked tirelessly to shape multiculturalism and undermine racist extremism. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Telling the stories behind televisions approaches to race relations, multiculturalism and immigration in the Golden Age of British television, the book focuses on the 1960s and 1970s and argues that the makers of television worked tirelessly to shape multiculturalism and undermine racist extremism. Author Biography Gavin Schaffer is Professor of Modern History at the University of Birmingham, UK. His previous books include Racial Science and British Society, 1930-62 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008). Table of Contents 1. The Vision of a Nation: Introduction 2. The First Bridge: Programmes for Immigrants on British Television 3. Race in News and Current Affairs: Principles and Practice 4. Dealing with Racial Extremes: News and Current Affairs under Pressure 5. Whats behind the Open Door? Talking Back on Race in Public-Access Broadcasting 6. The Rise and Fall of the Racial Sitcom: Laughter and Prejudice in Multicultural Britain 7. Struggling for the Ordinary: Race in British Television Drama 8. Conclusion Review "Schaffers training and expertise comes through in the carefully constructed chronological narratives in the individual chapters which he writes. ... The book tells us much about the power of television, the attitudes of the elites who controlled TV and the inherent nature of racism in post-war Britain. It would be impossible to teach a course on contemporary Britain without using The Vision of a Nation." - Contemporary British History"Schaffers study ... builds on existing work by scholars like Sarita Malik, Stephen Bourne, Karen Ross and Darrell Newton, but adds a good deal that is new, in what is a well-researched, copiously referenced and excellently presented historical account." - European Journal of Communication"The sources used are extensive and impressive. ... [A] very readable and thoroughly researched volume on a complex and often contentious topic. It should be of interest to students and researchers of media and cultural studies together with historians of modern Britain." - Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television Long Description The Vision of a Nation tells the stories behind televisions approaches to race relations, multiculturalism and immigration in the Golden Age of British television. Focusing on the 1960s and 1970s, it argues that the makers of television frequently tried hard to shape multiculturalism and undermine racist extremism, believing that the media had a responsibility to mould the nations vision of itself. Looking at Review Quote "Schaffers training and expertise comes through in the carefully constructed chronological narratives in the individual chapters which he writes. ... The book tells us much about the power of television, the attitudes of the elites who controlled TV and the inherent nature of racism in post-war Britain. It would be impossible to teach a course on contemporary Britain without using The Vision of a Nation." - Contemporary British History "Schaffers study ... builds on existing work by scholars like Sarita Malik, Stephen Bourne, Karen Ross and Darrell Newton, but adds a good deal that is new, in what is a well-researched, copiously referenced and excellently presented historical account." - European Journal of Communication "The sources used are extensive and impressive. ... [A] very readable and thoroughly researched volume on a complex and often contentious topic. It should be of interest to students and researchers of media and cultural studies together with historians of modern Britain." - Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television Feature The first high-quality history of race relations and television. Contains new archive research from the BBC, ITV and the government and numerous original interviews Relevant to high-profile stories under discussion, about censorship, relations between media and state, race relations, and re-opens the discussion about the representation of Black and Asian people on TV, about the handling of the BNP, and about the rights and wrongs of making jokes about race Description for Bookstore The book makes the point that TV had a vision of what kind of nation we should be - and that this has had a considerable influence on the way we think about race and our national identity Details ISBN0230292976 Year 2014 ISBN-10 0230292976 ISBN-13 9780230292970 Format Hardcover Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Publication Date 2014-05-30 Media Book Short Title VISION OF A NATION Language English Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle Making Multiculturalism on British Television, 1960-80 Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Author G. Schaffer Pages 299 AU Release Date 2014-05-30 NZ Release Date 2014-05-30 UK Release Date 2014-05-30 Illustrations VIII, 299 p. Alternative 9780230292987 DEWEY 302.23450941 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:99138812;

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