TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jajko,Krzysztof
AU  - Garda,Maria B.
AU  - Sitarski,Piotr
AU  - Kirkpatrick,Graeme
TI  - New Media Behind the Iron Curtain: Cultural History of Video, Microcomputers and Satellite Television in Communist Poland
SN  - 8323371318
AV  - P92 .N496 2021
KW  - Mass media
KW  - Poland
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; 2; Cover --; Editorial Page --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Foreword --; Part I. Piotr Sitarski NEW MEDIA AND THE FALLOF THE POLISH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC --; Introduction --; Media in the society --; New media --; Extra-systemic media practices --; The diffusion of new media in the Polish People's Republic --; Bibliography --; Part II. Piotr Sitarski VIDEO IN THE POLISH PEOPLE'SREPUBLIC: TECHNOLOGYAND ITS USERS --; The beginnings of video technology --; Early conceptualisations of video technology in Poland --; The videotape format war and the cultural adaptationof the videocassette player; Videocassette players in the 80s: users and sources of origin --; Distribution development: sources of films and the emergenceof Polish-language cassette editions --; Cassette cinema --; Video exhibition circuits --; Science fiction fan clubs --; The Catholic Church --; Conclusion: the decline of cassette cinema and the birthof the video rental shops --; Bibliography --; Part III. Maria B. Garda MICROCOMPUTING REVOLUTIONIN THE POLISH PEOPLE'S REPUBLICIN THE 1980S --; Introduction --; Methodology and review of the current state of research --; On two sides of the Iron Curtain; Top-down and bottom-up computerisation --; Breakthrough of domestication --; Hobbyist movement --; Conclusion --; Acknowledgments --; Bibliography --; Part IV. Krzysztof Jajko TELEVISION FROM THE SKYFOR EVERYONE --; Cosmic television in Poland --; The importers --; The Antenna Guys --; Cable television to the best of our possibilities --; The satellite promised land --; A window to the world for Poland B --; A guide to the cosmos of television --; Bibliography --; INDEX; 2; b
N2  - During the years of the Polish People's Republic, Poles were cut off from the western world. This situation led to a period of great ingenuity in the realm of media. Coupling archival research with in-depth interviews, this book explores media behind the Iron Curtain, bringing to life the talent and determination of the PPR's new media pioneers
UR  - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2684859&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
ER  -