To Inform Or to Control?: The New Communications NetworksOriginal edition (1982, McGraw-Hill) is reprinted in its entirety as Section II of this volume. Section I covers changes in geographic centers, power bases, industrial structures, institutional and management arrangements, and political activities since 1982. Acidic paper. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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The Challenge to America | 3 |
From Scarcity to Abundance | 10 |
Dynamics within the U S Communications and | 24 |
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