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Article: Wittebols, James H. Watching M*A*S*H Watching America: a Social History of the 1972-1983 Television Series.(Book Review)
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- January 1, 2004
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Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. 272 pp., $38.50, ISBN 0-7864-17018 Publication Date: June 2003
M*A*S*H aired during a time when Americans were more willing to be critical of their government and the government was more willing to accept criticism from its citizens. Given today's current national mood, could a show such as M*A*S*H survive on television for one month let alone eleven seasons?
James Wittebols, chair of the communication studies department at Niagara University answers this question in his thought-provoking book, which is accessible to both academic and popular audiences. Instead of merely examining the show as a popular culture icon of its ...