A social history of the media
Subtitle: from Gutenberg to the Internet
By: Asa Briggs and Peter Burke
Contributors: Burke, Peter
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Polity
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780745644943; 9780745644950
Description: 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 of social and participatory media and the globalization of media. Additionally, new and important research is incorporated into the classic material exploring the continuing importance of oral and manuscript communication, the rise of print and the relationship between physical transportation and social communication.

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 understanding of media history is more important than ever, and this text will continue to be the first choice for students and scholars across the world."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Previous ed.: 2005.

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