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A history of communications : media and society from the evolution of speech to the Internet / Marshall T. Poe.

Poe, Marshall.
2011
HM1206 .P64 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
A history of communications : media and society from the evolution of speech to the Internet / Marshall T. Poe.
Author
Poe, Marshall.
ISBN
9780521179447 (pbk.)
0521179440 (pbk.)
9781107004351
1107004357
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
xi, 337 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
HM1206 .P64 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
302.209
Summary
"Communications and Humanity 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"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction : media causes and effects
Homo loquens : Humanity in the age of speech
Homo scriptor : humanity in the age of manuscripts
Homo lector : humanity in the age of print
Homo videns : humanity in the age of the audio-visual media
Homo somnians : humanity in the age of Internet
Conclusion : the media and human well-being.

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