a social history of the media
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A01=Peter Burke
Author_Asa Briggs
Author_Espen Ytreberg
Author_Peter Burke
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communication
communication media
communication studies
cultural history
cultural studies
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internet
media
media history
media studies
participatory culture
participatory media
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social history
social media
Product details
- ISBN 9781509533718
- Weight: 680g
- Dimensions: 170 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 09 Apr 2020
- Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The first three editions of this bestselling book have established A Social History of the Media as a classic, providing a masterful overview of communication media and of the social and cultural contexts within which they emerged and evolved over time.
This fourth edition has been revised and updated throughout to reflect the latest developments in the field. Additionally, an expanded introduction explores the wide range of secondary literature and theory that inform the study of media history today, and a new eighth chapter surveys the revolutionary media developments of the twenty-first century, including in particular the rise of social and participatory media and the penetration of these technologies into every sphere of social and private life.
Avoiding technological determinism and rejecting assumptions of straightforward evolutionary progress, this book brings out the rich and varied histories of communication media. In an age of fast-paced media developments, a thorough understanding of media history is more important than ever, and this text will continue to be the first choice for students and scholars across the world.
This fourth edition has been revised and updated throughout to reflect the latest developments in the field. Additionally, an expanded introduction explores the wide range of secondary literature and theory that inform the study of media history today, and a new eighth chapter surveys the revolutionary media developments of the twenty-first century, including in particular the rise of social and participatory media and the penetration of these technologies into every sphere of social and private life.
Avoiding technological determinism and rejecting assumptions of straightforward evolutionary progress, this book brings out the rich and varied histories of communication media. In an age of fast-paced media developments, a thorough understanding of media history is more important than ever, and this text will continue to be the first choice for students and scholars across the world.
Asa Briggs was Provost at Worcester College, Oxford, and Chancellor of The Open University.
Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge.
Espen Ytreberg is Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Oslo.
Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge.
Espen Ytreberg is Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Oslo.
