Global political fallout : the first decade of the VCR, 1976-1985
- Title
- Global political fallout : the first decade of the VCR, 1976-1985 / Gladys D. Ganley, Oswald H. Ganley.
- Published by
- Cambridge, Mass. : Program on Information Resources Policy, Harvard University, Center for Information Policy Research ; Norwood, N.J. : Ablex Pub. Corp., ©1987.
- Author
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- Additional authors
- Description
- xii, 166 pages; 24 cm
- Series statement
- Communication and information science
- Subject
- Contents
- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Environment for entry of VCRs and videocassettes with special emphasis on audio recorders and cassettes -- The hardware : VCR penetration -- The role of the black market in VCR penetration -- The role of migrants in VCR penetration -- Software : videocassette distribution, including the role of organized crime -- What people are watching and where they are watching it -- Expressed concerns by governments regarding VCRs and videocassettes -- Varieties of global political acts involvintg VCRs and videocassettes -- Efforts to control VCRs and videocassettes -- Conclusions -- Appendix A : Personal communications concerning the political consequences of the global spread of VCRs and videocassettes -- Appendix B : Penetration figures.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Note
- "A publication of the Program on Information Resources Policy"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies and index.