Media and Society in the Twentieth Century
Subtitle: An Historical Introduction
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Published: November 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780631222347
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Media Studies; Media, information & communication industries; 20th century; Performing Arts; Politics / Current Events; Performing Arts/Dance; General; Mass Media - General; Reference; History; Mass media
Description: "Media and Society in the Twentieth Century captures the breathtaking revolutionary sweep of mass media in the last century. Utilizing historical and comparative perspectives, the authors emphasize the importance of contemporary media and explain why particular media systems exist.

The volume analyzes the socioeconomic contexts in which mass media originated; the institutional forms taken by evolving media; the relationships between media institutions and the state; and the interrelationships between different media."--BOOK JACKET.