Thompson, John B. <br/><br/>
The media and modernity :  a social theory of the media / 
John B. Thompson. 
 - Cambridge :  Polity,  1995. 
 - viii, 314 p. :  ill ;  24 cm. +  hbk. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-297) and index. 
<br/><br/>Communication and social context -- The media and the development of modern societies -- The rise of mediated interaction -- The transformation of visibility -- The globalization of communication -- The re-mooring of tradition -- Self and experience in a mediated world -- The reinvention of publicness. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0745610048 m (hbk) 0745610056 v (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mass media--Social aspects.<br/>Communication--Social aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>302.23