A European Television History

European Television History brings together television historians and media scholars to chart the development of television in Europe since its inception. The volume will interrogate the history of the medium in divergent political, economic, cultural, and ideological national contexts. A European Television History is a much-needed text that brings together television historians and media scholars to chart the development of television in Europe since its inception. Taking an insistently comparative approach to the topic and organizing the volume around a set of common questions, themes, and methodological reflections, the volume interrogates the history of the medium in divergent political, economic, cultural and ideological national contexts. Organised around critical debates that illuminate the many ways television has grown up in Europe, A European Television History is an authoritative account of the development of television in the various countries of Europe. The volume will be welcome among students of media culture and history, as well as academic specialists seeking a coherent methodology and source text for their research. European Television History brings together television historians and media scholars to chart the development of television in Europe since its inception. The volume interrogates the history of the medium in divergent political, economic, cultural and ideological national contexts Taking a comparative approach to the topic, the volume is organized around a set of common questions, themes, and methodological reflections Deals with European television in the context of television historiography and transnational traditions Case study chapters written by scholars from different European countries to reflect their specific areas of expertise