TITANIC CENTURY: MEDIA, MYTH, AND THE MAKING OF A CULTURAL ICON By Paul Heyer

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Book Title
TITANIC CENTURY: MEDIA, MYTH, AND THE MAKING OF A CULTURAL ICON
Special Attributes
Dust Jacket
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Age Level
Adults
Genre
History
Original Language
English
Topic
TITANIC, SHIPWRECK, SHIP DISASTER
Inscribed
No
ISBN
9780313398155
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0313398151
ISBN-13
9780313398155
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109222668

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Titanic Century : Media, Myth, and the Making of a Cultural Icon
Publication Year
2012
Subject
Modern / 20th Century, Social History, Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Research, Disasters & Disaster Relief
Type
Textbook
Author
Paul Heyer
Subject Area
Nature, Transportation, Reference, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2012-000372
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
910.9163/4
Table Of Content
Preface Introduction: From Triumph to Tragedy Part One Wireless World Chapter 1 Enter Marconi Chapter 2 Wireless at Work Chapter 3 Sarnoff's Luck Chapter 4 The Call for Change Part Two Story of the Century Chapter 5 The Battle for New York Chapter 6 Carr Van Anda and the New York Times Chapter 7 Canadian Journalists in New York (by Michael Dupuis) Chapter 8 The Search for Answers Part Three Imagining Disaster Chapter 9 Responses and Renderings in Literature Chapter 10 The Sinking in Cinema Chapter 11 Resurrection and Preservation Chapter 12 Conclusion: The Titanic as Myth Appendix Bibliography Index
Synopsis
This book presents a revealing look at our 100-year fascination with the Titanic disaster and the various media that have been involved in reporting, preserving, and immortalizing the event. The Titanic 's fate is still very much in our collective consciousness. A catastrophe that was unimaginable at the time, now 100 years later it continues to provide lessons that we have not yet fully absorbed. And the debate continues regarding how the loss of life might have been averted--could, for example, the nearby ship, Californian , have rescued everyone on board Titanic ? The book examines the relationship between a momentous historical event, the media that have been involved in reporting and re-presenting it, and the subsequent transformation of the disaster into an enduring myth in contemporary popular culture. The book will also show how the sinking of the Titanic helped make Guglielmo Marconi a household name; set David Sarnoff on the path that led to his becoming head of RCA; raised the stature of The New York Times to the eminence it has today; and helped give film director James Cameron his current notoriety and influence., This book presents a revealing look at our 100-year fascination with the Titanic disaster and the various media that have been involved in reporting, preserving, and immortalizing the event., The Titanic 's fate is still very much in our collective consciousness. A catastrophe that was unimaginable at the time, now 100 years later it continues to provide lessons that we have not yet fully absorbed. And the debate continues regarding how the loss of life might have been averted--could, for example, the nearby ship, Californian , have rescued everyone on board Titanic ? The book examines the relationship between a momentous historical event, the media that have been involved in reporting and re-presenting it, and the subsequent transformation of the disaster into an enduring myth in contemporary popular culture. The book will also show how the sinking of the Titanic helped make Guglielmo Marconi a household name; set David Sarnoff on the path that led to his becoming head of RCA; raised the stature of The New York Times to the eminence it has today; and helped give film director James Cameron his current notoriety and influence.
LC Classification Number
G530.T6H48 2012

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