Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-216) and index.
Contents
pt. 1: Telespeculations: debating Israeli television ; 1. Mere glints and refractions: the uses of pre-history and the origins of the television discourse ; 2. Broadcasting through the back door: three models for Israeli television ; 3. The belly dancer strategy: Israeli educational television and its alternatives -- part II. Image and nation: broadcasting in conflict ; 4. Clenched fist and open palm: the Six Day War, combat radio formula, and the launch of general television ; 5. "Jewish television or Mickey Mouse culture?": the 1969 election and the sabbath debate ; 6. Good for the Jews: airing national guilt and the Hirbat Hizaa affair.