In Search of Meanings: Roots, Media and the Public Response
by Ronald George Fitzgerald ; [Alex Haley]
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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Memphis State University, 1979. 47 pages. Slim quarto. Dark blue cloth binding with white lettering. Fine condition.
Dissertation discussing the tremendous cultural respond of the television phenomenon and adaptation of Roots by Alex Haley written in 1976. Roots: The Saga of an American Family became Roots the 1977 miniseries. Its effect upon the public imagination was profound. The television show was nominated for 37 Emmy Awards, winning 9 while its final episode remains the third-highest-Nielsen-rated episode for any type of television series, and the second-most watched overall series finale in U.S. television history.
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- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA) (US)
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- 3729570
- Title
- In Search of Meanings: Roots, Media and the Public Response
- Author
- Ronald George Fitzgerald ; [Alex Haley]
- Book Condition
- Used
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
About Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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