Masters of the word
Subtitle: how media shaped history, from the alphabet to the Internet
By: William J. Bernstein
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Grove Press; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY; [Berkeley, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780802121387; 9781782390022; 9781782390008; 9781782390015; 9781782390039
Subjects: Social media; Communication and technology; Mass media; Communication; History; Writing
Description: From the birth of writing in Mesopotamia to the technologies of today, documents the technology of media - a revolutionary tool that allowed rulers to extend their control far and wide, giving rise to the world's first empires.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-395) and index.
Table of contents: title: Origins; title: The ABCs of democracy; title: Twelve tables, seven hills, and a few early Christians; title: Before Gutenberg; title: Punch and counterpunch; title: The captive press; title: With a machete in one hand and a radio in the other; title: The comrades who couldn't broadcast straight; title: The argus.