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Television in America

Does Public Television Have a Future?

by Stuart Alan Shorenstein

The Wilson Quarterly, Winter 1981, pp. 66-75

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    2. Periodicals, pp. 11-47
    3. Research Reports, pp. 48-53
    4. Setting the Stage, pp. 54-69
    5. From John F. Kennedy to Jimmy Carter, pp. 70-90
    6. The Lessons of History by Craufurd D. Goodwin, pp. 91-97
    7. Background Books, pp. 98-99
    8. Morality and the Law by Hadley Arkes, pp. 100-111
    9. Looking Back by Benedict R. O'G. Anderson, pp. 112-124
    10. No Miracle, No Mirage by Donald K. Emmerson, pp. 125-137
    11. The Impact of Islam by James Peacock, pp. 138-144
    12. Background Books, pp. 145-147
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    19. Tolstoy As Believer by Martin Green, pp. 166-177
    20. The Lisle Letters by Muriel St. Clare Byrne, pp. 178-189
    21. Commentary, pp. 190-194
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    2. Periodicals, pp. 13-49
    3. Research Reports, pp. 50-55
    4. Perceptions by Konrad H. Jarausch, pp. 56-65
    5. A New Nation by David Binder, pp. 66-83
    6. A Place in the Sun by David Schoenbaum, pp. 84-93
    7. Background Books, pp. 94-97
    8. A Litigation Society? by A.E. Dick Howard, pp. 98-109
    9. Roots by Walter Ebeling, pp. 110-119
    10. The New Issues: Land, Water, Energy by Tom Fulton and Peter Braestrup, pp. 120-137
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    20. Africa's Lost Generations by Emmanuel Obiechina, pp. 178-187
    21. Commentary, pp. 188-194
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    2. Editor's Comment, pp. 12-17
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    6. Cracks in the Ice by Barbara Mitchell, pp. 69-84
    7. Background Books, pp. 85-87
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    21. Commentary, pp. 190-194
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    2. Periodicals, pp. 9-45
    3. Research Reports, pp. 46-51
    4. Success Story by Lawrence W. Lichty, pp. 52-65
    5. Does Public Television Have a Future? by Stuart Alan Shorenstein, pp. 66-75
    6. The New Era by Stuart N. Brotman, pp. 76-85
    7. A Question of Impact by Joel Swerdlow, pp. 86-99
    8. Background Books, pp. 100-101
    9. Mentality as History, pp. 102-104
    10. Invisible Death by Philippe Aries, pp. 105-115
    11. A Different Crisis by Murray Feshbach, pp. 116-125
    12. Muddling Through by Blair A. Ruble, pp. 126-138
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