France and the Mass Media

List of Illustrations - Preface - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction - The French Communist Party in the 1950s: Between National Tradition and Counter-Culture; J.Verd s-Leroux - Catholic Cultural Policy from 1944 to 1950: 'Bande dessin e' and Cinema; M.Kelly - The Vivre son temps collection: Intellectuals, Modernity and Mass Culture; B.Rigby - The Setting-up of a 'Method of Production' in the French Cinema 1946-1950; J-P.Jeancolas - What Made a Popular Film in the 1950s; P.Sorlin - The 'S rie Noire'; J.Forbes - The Introduction of Science Fiction into France; P.Ory - The Birth of the Glossy Magazines: the Case of Paris-Match; N.Hewitt - Radio, Culture and Democracy in France in the Immediate Post-War Period 1944-1950; H.Eck - The Arrival of Opinion Polls in French Radio and Television, 1945-1960; C.M adel - The Growth of Opinion Polls in French Television, 1958-1974; J.Bourdon - Changing Places in French Song from 1945 to the Present Day; L-J.Calvet - French Popular Song: Changing Myths of the People; A.Rifkin - Endnotes - Bibliography - Index