Revolutions in Communication

Media History from Gutenberg to the Digital Age

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

Av Bill Kovarik, USA) Kovarik, PhD Bill (Radford University

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Revolutions in Communication offers a new approach to media history, presenting an encyclopedic look at the way technological change has linked social and ideological communities. Using key figures in history to benchmark the chronology of technical innovation, Kovarik's exhaustive scholarship narrates the story of revolutions in printing, electronic communication and digital information, while drawing parallels between the past and present. Updated to reflect new research that has surfaced these past few years, Revolutions in Communication continues to provide students and teachers with the most readable history of communications, while including enough international perspective to get the most accurate sense of the field. The supplemental reading materials on the companion website include slideshows, podcasts and video demonstration plans in order to facilitate further reading. www.revolutionsincommunication.com

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Utgivningsdatum2015-12-31
Mått175 x 249 x 30 mm
Vikt863 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor480
Upplaga2
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781628924787

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Bill Kovarik is a Professor of Communication at Radford University, USA. He first learned to set "hot" type on a Linotype machine in 1970 and has observed major changes in the mass media while working with the Associated Press, Charleston Post, Baltimore Sun and other publications in the USA. He is the author of five other books about environment and mass media, including Mass Media and Environmental Conflict.

Preface to the 2nd EditionIntroduction to Revolutions in CommunicationSection I - The Printing Revolution: An IntroductionChapter 1: The Printing Revolution: 1455 to 1814Chapter 2: The Commercial and Industrial Media Revolution: 1814 to 1900Chapter 3: Print Media in the 20th and 21st CenturiesSection II - The Visual RevolutionChapter 4: Photography: Giving Vision to HistoryChapter 5: Motion Pictures, Dream Factories and Popcorn PalacesChapter 6: Advertising, Public Relations and the Crafted ImageSection III - Electronic Revolution: From 'National Neighborhoods' to the Global VillageChapter 7: The First Electronic Revolution: Telegraph and TelephoneChapter 8: Radio: The Electronic HearthChapter 9: Television: A New Window on the WorldSection IV - The Digital Revolution: Traditional Media and the Curves in the RoadChapter 10: The Advent of ComputersChapter 11: NetworksChapter 12: Global Digital Media CultureBibliographyIndex