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The Bbc: The First Fifty Yearsby Asa BriggsISBN 0192129716 (0-19-212971-6)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Birth of Broadcastingby Asa BriggsISBN 0192129260 (0-19-212926-0)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Birth of Broadcasting'Book summary:This is the first part of a five-volume history of broadcasting in the UK. Together the volumes give an authoritative account of the rise of broadcasting in this country. Though naturally largely concerned with the BBC it does give a general history of broadcasting, not simply an institutional history of the BBC.
The Birth of Broadcasting covers early amateur experiments in wireless telephony in America and in England, the pioneer days at Writtle in Essex and elsewhere, and the coming of organized broadcasting and its rapid growth during the first four years of the BBC's existence as a private Company before it became a public Corporation in January 1927. Briggs describes how and why the Company was formed, the scope of its activities and the reasons which led to its conversion from a business enterprise into a national institution.
The issues raised between 1923 and 1927 remain pertinent today. The hard bargaining between the Post Office, private wireless interests, and the emergent British Broadcsting Company is discussed in illuminating details, together with the remarkable opposition with which the Company had to contend in its early days. Many sections of the opposition, including a powerful section of the press, seemed able to conceive of broadcasting only as competing with their own interests, never as complementing or enlarging them. One of the main themes of this volume is that of the gradual forging of the instruments of public control, and particular attention is paid to the Crawford Report (1926) from which the Corporation arose. During this period all the characteristics of the Corporation first appeared - particularly its reputation for publc service and impartiality.
Briggs also examines the background of wireless as an invention and considers its impact on society. He has much to say about personalities and programmes as well as policies. [via]More editions of The Birth of Broadcasting:
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Dictionary of Twentieth Century World Biographyby Asa BriggsISBN 0192116797 (0-19-211679-7)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dictionary of Twentieth Century World Biography'Book summary:Fred Astaire, Woody Allen, Madonna, Benazir Bhutto, and Steven Spielberg. These are just a few of the more than 1700 names found in A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century World Biography. Spanning all countries and cultures, and every field of human activity--from politics, science, and the arts, to sports and entertainment--this authoritative reference book provides biographies of a vast range of men and women who have set their mark on the twentieth century. Designed to provide the most reliable information in the most accessible form, each entry includes a sketch of the family background and education of the person, a description of the events that have brought them to fame (or infamy), and a summary of their achievements or misdemeanors.
Highly informative and up to date, A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century World Biography provides a fascinating source on the leading figures of this century.
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History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom.by Asa BriggsISBN 0192129678 (0-19-212967-8)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom.'Book summary:The ten years following the end of the Second World War were critical years in the history of British broadcasting. They witnessed the rise of television and the end of the BBC's monopoly. This fourth volume of Asa Briggs's detailed study is based on a mass of hitherto unexplored documentary evidence, much, but not all of it, from the BBC's own voluminous archives. It examines in detail how and why some of the key decisions affecting broadcasting policy - domestic and external - were reached and what were their effects.
Yet it is more than an institutional history. One long chapter deals with the changing arts and techniques of broadcasting news and views, politics, drama, features and variety, music, religion, education and sport. It describes a pattern of broadcasting - and a society and culture - already remote from our own. At every point the main contours of society and culture are explored. It ends with the first night of competitive television and with contemporary assessments of the likely impact of television on sound broadcasting and other media.
It is profusely illustrated and can be read either as complete in itself or as one fascinating phase in the unfolding history of British broadcasting. [via]More editions of History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom.:
History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Competitionby Asa BriggsISBN 019215964X (0-19-215964-X)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: The Golden Age of Wirelessby Asa BriggsISBN 0192129309 (0-19-212930-9)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: The War of Wordsby Asa BriggsISBN 0192129562 (0-19-212956-2)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Penguin Atlas of British and Irish History : From Earliest Times to the Present Dayby Barry W. Cunliffe, Robert Bartlett, Joanna Bourke, Asa Briggs , John MorrillISBN 0141009152 (0-14-100915-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Report of the Committee on Nursingby Asa Briggs , Great BritainISBN 0101511507 (0-10-151150-7)
Hardcover, H.M.S.O.
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Selected Writings and Designs [of] William Morrisby William Morris, Asa BriggsISBN 0140205217 (0-14-020521-7)
Hardcover, Penguin
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A Social History of Englandby Asa BriggsISBN 0140074929 (0-14-007492-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Social History of England'Book summary:Ranging widely over time and place, Asa Briggs highlights continuities and changes in society in England from prehistory to the present day. Literature, art and politics are investigated as aspects and gauges of human experience, research in related disciplines is discussed and changes in historical interpretations explained. The author also offers his own, personal, view of social history. [via]
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Victorian Citiesby Asa BriggsISBN 0140135820 (0-14-013582-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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A Victorian Portrait: Victorian Life and Values As Seen Through the Work of Studio Photographersby Asa Briggs , Archie MilesISBN 0060162015 (0-06-016201-5)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Victorian Thingsby Asa BriggsISBN 0140126775 (0-14-012677-5)
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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