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A social history of the media : from Gutenberg to the Internet / Asa Briggs and Peter Burke.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Polity, 2005.Edition: 2nd edDescription: viii, 304 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780745635118 .
  • 9780745635118 .
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Contents:
The print revolution in context -- The media and the public sphere in early modern Europe -- From steam to electricity -- Processes and patterns -- Information, education, entertainment -- Convergence -- Multimedia.
Summary: This volume explores the history of the different means of communication in the West from the invention of printing to the Internet. It discusses issues from the importance of oral and manuscript communication to the development of electronic media.
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General General ATU Mayo General Shelves Check catalogue for eBook edition 302.2309 BRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J141826

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-294) and index.

The print revolution in context -- The media and the public sphere in early modern Europe -- From steam to electricity -- Processes and patterns -- Information, education, entertainment -- Convergence -- Multimedia.

This volume explores the history of the different means of communication in the West from the invention of printing to the Internet. It discusses issues from the importance of oral and manuscript communication to the development of electronic media.

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