Masters of the word how media shaped history from the alphabet to the Internet
From the birth of writing in Mesopotamia to the technologies of today, documents the technology of media - a revolutionary tool that allowed rulers to extend their control far and wide, giving rise to the world's first empires
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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New York, NY
Grove Press
2013
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| Ausgabe: | 1. ed. |
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| Zusammenfassung: | From the birth of writing in Mesopotamia to the technologies of today, documents the technology of media - a revolutionary tool that allowed rulers to extend their control far and wide, giving rise to the world's first empires |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-395) and index Origins -- The ABCs of democracy -- Twelve tables, seven hills, and a few early Christians -- Before Gutenberg -- Punch and counterpunch -- The captive press -- With a machete in one hand and a radio in the other -- The comrades who couldn't broadcast straight -- The argus |
| Beschreibung: | 420, [16] S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780802121387 |