A History of Communications: Media and Society from the Evolution of Speech to the InternetA History of Communications advances a theory of media that explains the origins and impact of different forms of communication - speech, writing, print, electronic devices and the Internet - on human history in the long term. New media are 'pulled' into widespread use by broad historical trends and these media, once in widespread use, 'push' social institutions and beliefs in predictable directions. This view allows us to see for the first time what is truly new about the Internet, what is not, and where it is taking us. |
Contents
Humanity in the Age of Speech | |
Humanity in the Age of Manuscripts | |
Humanity in the Age of Print | |
Humanity in the Age of Audiovisual Media | |
Humanity in the Age of the Internet | |
The Media and Human WellBeing | |
Notes | |
Index | |
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A History of Communications: Media and Society from the Evolution of Speech ... Marshall T. Poe No preview available - 2010 |
A History of Communications: Media and Society from the Evolution of Speech ... Marshall T. Poe No preview available - 2010 |
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