Telethons: Spectacle, Disability, and the Business of Charity
- ISBN-10
- 0190262079
- ISBN-13
- 9780190262075
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 360
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-01-26
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Paul K. Longmore
Description
"Marshaling two decades' worth of painstaking research, Paul Longmore's book provides the first cultural history of the telethon, charting its rise and profiling the key figures--philanthropists, politicians, celebrities, corporate sponsors, and recipients--involved"--
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