This study of television soaps as an international phenomenon is part of the "Cultural Studies" series. Television soaps are a major broadcasting phenomenon with international significance. This book examines soaps from a number of different perspectives, giving examples from soaps of all nationalities. It examines television soaps, their history and technical conventions, the version of reality they present and the aspect of viewer-interaction they produce. This book is designed to be of interest to students of cultural and media studies, communications, media and sociology as well as to the general reader interested in this area of study.
- ISBN10 0713465093
- ISBN13 9780713465099
- Publish Date 5 April 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 July 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pavilion Books
- Imprint Batsford Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- Language English