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Telethons : spectacle, disability, and the business of charity / Paul K. Longmore.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190262105 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Fund raising
| Television programs -- History | People with disabilities in mass media | Charity organizationAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190262075DDC classification: 361.70681 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 17, 2015).