Social History of the Media

Social History of the Media

From Gutenberg to the Internet

by Peter Burke, Asa Briggs

346 pages· 2010· ISBN 9780745644950
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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.

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