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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: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2010.Edition: 3rd edDescription: viii, 346 p. : ill., map ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780745644950 (pbk.)
  • 0745644953 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.2309
LOC classification:
  • P 90 B854s 2010
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Contents:
List of Illustrations Preface 1 Introduction 2 Printing in its Contexts 3 The Media and the Public Sphere in Early Modern Europe 4 Technologies and Revolutions 5 New Processes and Patterns 6 Information, Education, Entertainment 7 Media Convergences 8 In and Out of Cyberspace Chronology Further Reading
Summary: Presents an overview of communication media and of the social and cultural contexts within which they emerged and evolved over time. This book describes media developments of the early 21st Century, including in particular the rise of social and participatory media and the globalization of media.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) P 90 B854s 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000149978

Reprint. Originally published: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-330) and index.

List of Illustrations Preface 1 Introduction 2 Printing in its Contexts 3 The Media and the Public Sphere in Early Modern Europe 4 Technologies and Revolutions 5 New Processes and Patterns 6 Information, Education, Entertainment 7 Media Convergences 8 In and Out of Cyberspace Chronology Further Reading

Presents an overview of communication media and of the social and cultural contexts within which they emerged and evolved over time. This book describes media developments of the early 21st Century, including in particular the rise of social and participatory media and the globalization of media.

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