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Games in the Global Village A 50-Nation Study of Entertainment Television Anne Cooper-Chen Popular Press Games in the Global Village compares and contrasts television game shows in fifty countries. These shows have a "blank-slate" quality that makes them ideal for comparing entertainment television across borders. Game shows can run the gamut of many subject areas or focus on one, such as rock music (MTV's Remote Control) or football (ESPN's NFL Trivia Game). They can spotlight dazzlingly high IQs (the BBC's erudite Mastermind) or nude assistants and contestants (Germany's Tutti Frutti). They can limp along in mid-morning time slots or smash the competition in prime time (France's La Roue de la Fortune). This is the first comprehensive comparison of TV entertainment content, and it gives new meaning to McLuhan's concept of the "Global Village." Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at publicity@wwwtest.uwpress.wisc.edu or (608) 263-0734. (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.)

LC: 93-073820 PN 326 pp.  6 x 9 10 b/w photos, 36 b/w figs., 4 b/w illus., 1 b/w map ISBN 978-0-87972-599-0 Paper $19.95 t Add titles to your shopping cart by clicking on the "Add this book to cart" link above. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with your credit card. Click here for a further explanation of the shopping cart feature Never ordered from us before? Read this first.

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