Edition |
3rd ed. |
Description |
viii, 346 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
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Previous ed.: 2005. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Printing in its Contexts -- The Media and the Public Sphere in Early Modern Europe -- Technologies and Revolutions -- New Processes and Patterns -- Information, Education, Entertainment -- Media Convergences -- In and Out of Cyberspace |
Summary |
This third edition has been thoroughly revised to bring the text up to date with the very latest developments in the field. Increased space is given to the exciting media developments of the early 21st Century, including in particular the rise o |
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Avoiding technological determinism and rejecting assumptions of straightforward evolutionary progress, this book brings out the rich and varied histories of communication media. In an age of fast-paced media developments, a thorough understandin |
Subject |
Mass media -- History.
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Mass media -- Social aspects.
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Mass media -- Economic aspects.
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Added Author |
Burke, Peter, 1937-
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ISBN |
9780745644943 (hbk.) |
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0745644945 (hbk.) |
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0745644953 (pbk.) |
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9780745644950 (pbk.) |
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