Laura Beth Daws, Susan Lorene Brinson The Greater Good: Media, Family Removal, and TVA Dam Construction in North Alabama 9780817320089

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Автор: Laura Beth Daws, Susan Lorene Brinson
Название: The Greater Good: Media, Family Removal, and TVA Dam Construction in North Alabama
ISBN: 9780817320089
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Классификация:

Региональная и национальная история

Исследования средств массовой информации

Политика и политический строй

Общественное управление

ISBN-10: 0817320083
Обложка/Формат: Hardback
Страницы: 208
Вес: 0.48 кг.
Дата издания: 30.03.2019
Серия: Political Science
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 4 tables
Размер: 231 x 152 x 23
Читательская аудитория: Professional and scholarly
Ключевые слова: Media studies,Regional & national history,Public administration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies,HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV),POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General,POLITICAL SCIENCE
Подзаголовок: Media, family removal, and tva dam construction in north alabama
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Examines the role of press coverage in promoting the mission of the TVA, facilitating family relocation, and formulating the historical legacy of the New Deal. For poverty-stricken families in the Tennessee River Valley during the Great Depression, news of President Franklin D. Roosevelts New Deal plans to create the Tennessee Valley Authority—bringing the promise of jobs, soil conservation, and electricity—offered hope for a better life. The TVA dams would flood a considerable amount of land on the riverbanks, however, forcing many families to relocate. In exchange for this sacrifice for the “greater good,” these families were promised “fair market value” for their land. As the first geographic location to benefit from the electricity provided by TVA, the people of North Alabama had much to gain, but also much to lose. In The Greater Good: Media, Family Removal, and TVA Dam Construction in North Alabama Laura Beth Daws and Susan L. Brinson describe the regions preexisting conditions, analyze the effects of relocation, and argue that local newspapers had a significant impact in promoting the TVAs agenda. The authors contend that it was principally through newspapers that local residents learned about the TVA and the process and reasons for relocation. Newspapers of the day encouraged regional cooperation by creating an overwhelmingly positive image of the TVA, emphasizing its economic benefits and disregarding many of the details of removal. Using mostly primary research, the volume addresses two key questions: What happened to relocated families after they sacrificed their homes, lifestyles, and communities in the name of progress? And what role did mediated communication play in both the TVAs family relocation process and the greater movement for the public to accept the TVAs presence in their lives? The Greater Good offers a unique window into the larger impact of the New Deal in the South. Until now, most research on the TVA was focused on organizational development rather than on families, with little attention paid to the role of the media in garnering acceptance of a government-enforced relocation.
Дополнительное описание: General and world history|Media studies|Public administration

The Greater Good: Media, Family Removal, and TVA Dam Construction in North Alabama, Laura Beth Daws, Susan Lorene Brinson