A History of Communications: Media and Society from the Evolution of Speech to the Internet

By Marshall T. Poe

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A History of Communications advances a new 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.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521179440

ISBN13:9780521179447

Release Date:December 2010

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Communication & Media Studies History Language Arts Social Science Social Sciences

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