The ascent of media : from Gilgamesh to Google via Gutenberg /
By: Parry, Roger
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Summary:
Examines the history of media, covering its role in culture, commerce, and politics, and discussing the digital era and the media landscape of the future.
Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 302.23 PA AS (Browse shelf) | Available | T0045286 |
Total holds: 0
Includes bibliographical references (p. [388]-401) and index.
Introduction -- Media's building blocks -- Evolution. The media journey -- Theatre -- Books -- Pictures -- Posters -- Postal systems -- Newspapers -- Magazines -- Comics -- Telegraph -- Telephone -- Recorded sound -- Radio -- Cinema -- Television -- Video games -- Web -- Key events in media -- Future. Everything that went before and more.
Examines the history of media, covering its role in culture, commerce, and politics, and discussing the digital era and the media landscape of the future.
Adult
Adult.