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Media, Technology and Society: A History – From the Telegraph to the Internet
Author(s): Brian Winston (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 16 April 1998
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 392 pages
- ISBN-10: 041514230X
- ISBN-13: 9780415142304
Book Description
How are new media born? How do they change? And how do they change us? Media Technology and Society offers a comprehensive account of the history of communications technologies, from the printing press to the internet.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘[Winston’s] breadth of experience is evident in this thorough and lucid history The scope of the material and the detail presented in 300 information-rich pages plus some 250 references is impressive Winston not only picks out the key ‘facts’ about a period or a technology, but what is more difficult, manages to tell the truth about what was going on at the time’ – John Ashford, Journal of Documentation, Volume 55
‘Anyone seriously interested in the field is likely to find much of interest, and to retain the history as a reference for use when presented with dubious ‘facts’ by enthusiasts of the new technologies This is recommended reading.’ – John Ashford, Journal of Documentation, Volume 55
About the Author
Brian Winston
