A Short History of the Modern Media
eBook - PDF

A Short History of the Modern Media

  1. 306 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A Short History of the Modern Media

About this book

A Short History of the Modern Media presents a concise history of the major media of the last 150 years, including print, stage, film, radio, television, sound recording, and the Internet.

  • Offers a compact, teaching-friendly presentation of the history of mass media
  • Features a discussion of works in popular culture that are well-known and easily available
  • Presents a history of modern media that is strongly interdisciplinary in nature

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Information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781444351422
9781444351415
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781118607657
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Figures
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction: Medium Message
  8. Chapter 1 Print's Run: Publishing as Popular Culture
  9. Chapter 2 Dramatic Developments: The World of the Stage
  10. Chapter 3 Reel Life: The Art of Motion Pictures
  11. Chapter 4 Making Waves: Radio in American Life
  12. Chapter 5 Channels of Opportunity: The Arc of Television Broadcasting
  13. Chapter 6 Sound Investments: The Evolution of Sound Recording
  14. Chapter 7 Weaving the Web: The Emergence of the Internet
  15. Index

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