Communication in History
Stone Age Symbols to Social Media
7th Edition
Published on 10. August 2018
Book
Hardback
348 pages
978-1-138-72947-6 (ISBN)
Description
Now in its 7th edition, Communication in History reveals how media has been influential in both maintaining social order and as powerful agents of change. Thirty-eight contributions from a wide range of voices offer instructors the opportunity to customize their courses while challenging students to build upon their own knowledge and skill sets. From stone-age symbols and early writing to the Internet and social media, readers are introduced to an expansive, intellectually enlivening study of the relationship between human history and communication media.
Reviews / Votes
This is an excellent selection of seminal work by key scholars in the field of communications history. Introductions to each section connect technological developments in communications to the social, cultural and economic structures within a particular historical period. Excerpts are well-chosen to offer students accessible scholarship from a variety of disciplines.-June M. Madeley, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada
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Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
20 s/w Zeichnungen
20 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 187 mm
Weight
798 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-72947-6 (9781138729476)
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Persons
Paul Heyer is Professor Emeritus in the Communication Studies Department at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.
Peter Urquhart is Associate Professor in the Communication Studies Department at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.
Peter Urquhart is Associate Professor in the Communication Studies Department at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.
Content
Table of Contents
Forward
Preface
Part I The Media of Early Civilization
The Earliest Precursor of Writing, Denise Schmandt-Besserat
Media in Ancient Empires, Harold Innis
Civilization Without Writing - The Incas and the Quipu, Marcia Ascher and Robert Ascher
The Origin of Writing, Andrew Robinson
Part II The Tradition of Western Literacy
The Greek Legacy, Eric Havelock
Writing and the Alphabet Effect, Robert K. Logan
Writing Restructures Consciousness, Walter Ong
Communication and Faith in the Middle Ages, James Burke and Robert Ornstein
Part III The Print Revolution
Paper and Block Printing - From China to Europe, Thomas F. Carter
The Invention of Printing, Lewis Mumford
Early Modern Literacies, Harvey J. Graff
Sensationalism in Early Printed News, Mitchell Stephens
Part IV Electricity Creates the Wired the World
Time, Space and the Telegraph, James W. Carey
The New Journalism, Michael Shudson
The Telephone Takes Command, Claude S. Fischer
Dream Worlds of Consumption, Rosalynd Williams
Wireless World, Stephen Kern
Part V Image and Sound
Early Photojournalism, Ulrich Keller
Inscribing Sound, Lisa Gittelman
The Making of the Phonograph, Jonathan Sterne
Early Motion Pictures, Daniel Czitrom
Movies Talk, Scott Eyman
Part VI Radio Days
The Public Voice of Radio, John Durham Peters
Early Radio, Susan J. Douglas
The Golden Age of Programming, Christopher Sterling and John M. Kittross
Orson Welles' War of the Worlds Broadcast, Paul Heyer
Radio Voices, Michelle Hilmes
Radio in the Television Age, Peter Fornatale and Joshua E. Mills
Part VII TV Times
Television Begins, William Boddy
The New Languages, Edmund Carpenter
Making Room for TV, Lynn Spigel
From Turmoil to Tranquility in 1960s Television, Gary Edgarton
Boob Tubes, Fans, and Addicts, Richard Butsch
Part VIII New Media and Old in The Digital Age
How Media Became New, Lev Manovich
Popularizing the Internet, Janet Abbate
The World Wide Web, Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin
A Cultural History of Web 2.0, Alice E. Marwick
Social Media Retweets History, Tom Standage
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Forward
Preface
Part I The Media of Early Civilization
The Earliest Precursor of Writing, Denise Schmandt-Besserat
Media in Ancient Empires, Harold Innis
Civilization Without Writing - The Incas and the Quipu, Marcia Ascher and Robert Ascher
The Origin of Writing, Andrew Robinson
Part II The Tradition of Western Literacy
The Greek Legacy, Eric Havelock
Writing and the Alphabet Effect, Robert K. Logan
Writing Restructures Consciousness, Walter Ong
Communication and Faith in the Middle Ages, James Burke and Robert Ornstein
Part III The Print Revolution
Paper and Block Printing - From China to Europe, Thomas F. Carter
The Invention of Printing, Lewis Mumford
Early Modern Literacies, Harvey J. Graff
Sensationalism in Early Printed News, Mitchell Stephens
Part IV Electricity Creates the Wired the World
Time, Space and the Telegraph, James W. Carey
The New Journalism, Michael Shudson
The Telephone Takes Command, Claude S. Fischer
Dream Worlds of Consumption, Rosalynd Williams
Wireless World, Stephen Kern
Part V Image and Sound
Early Photojournalism, Ulrich Keller
Inscribing Sound, Lisa Gittelman
The Making of the Phonograph, Jonathan Sterne
Early Motion Pictures, Daniel Czitrom
Movies Talk, Scott Eyman
Part VI Radio Days
The Public Voice of Radio, John Durham Peters
Early Radio, Susan J. Douglas
The Golden Age of Programming, Christopher Sterling and John M. Kittross
Orson Welles' War of the Worlds Broadcast, Paul Heyer
Radio Voices, Michelle Hilmes
Radio in the Television Age, Peter Fornatale and Joshua E. Mills
Part VII TV Times
Television Begins, William Boddy
The New Languages, Edmund Carpenter
Making Room for TV, Lynn Spigel
From Turmoil to Tranquility in 1960s Television, Gary Edgarton
Boob Tubes, Fans, and Addicts, Richard Butsch
Part VIII New Media and Old in The Digital Age
How Media Became New, Lev Manovich
Popularizing the Internet, Janet Abbate
The World Wide Web, Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin
A Cultural History of Web 2.0, Alice E. Marwick
Social Media Retweets History, Tom Standage
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings