The media and modernity : a social theory of the media / John B. Thompson.
By: Thompson, John B. (John Brookshire).
Material type: BookPublisher: Cambridge : Polity, 1995Description: viii, 314 p. : ill ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0745610048 m (hbk); 0745610056 v (pbk).Subject(s): Mass media -- Social aspects | Communication -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 302.23Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 302.23 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00015725 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
What role was played by communication media in the formation of modern societies? How should we understand the social impact of new forms of communication and information diffusion, from the advent of printing in 15th-century Europe to the expansion of global communication networks today?
Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-297) and index.
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.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Communication and Social Context
- 2 The Media and the Development of Modern Societies
- 3 The Rise of Mediated Interaction
- 4 The Transformation of Visibility
- 5 The Globalization of Communication
- 6 The Re-mooring of Tradition
- 7 Self and Experience in a Mediated World
- 8 The Re-invention of Publicness
- Notes
- Index