A history of mass communication
Subtitle: six information revolutions
By: Irving Fang.
Publisher: Focal Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Communication -- History.
Description: A History of Mass Communication traces the common themes in the long and complex history of mass communication. It shows how the means of communicating grew out of their eras, how they developed, how they influenced the societies of those eras, and how they have continued to exert their influence upon subsequent generations. The book is divided into six periods which are identified as 'Information Revolutions' writing, printing, mass media, entertainment, the 'toolshed' (which we call 'home' now), and the Information Highway.--From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-254) and index.