Music and the Atomic Bomb on American Television, 1950-1969
- ISBN-10
- 1433146681
- ISBN-13
- 9781433146688
- Category
- Atomic bomb
- Pages
- 202
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
- Author
- Reba Wissner
Description
Music and the Atomic Bomb on American Television, 1950-1969 is the first book to consider the important role that music and sound play in the destruction narratives about the Bomb on Cold War-era television.
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