Parry, Roger,  1953- <br/><br/>
The ascent of media :  from Gilgamesh to Google via Gutenberg / 
 Media 
Roger Parry. 
 - London ;  Boston :  Nicholas Brealey Pub.,  c2011. 
 - ix, 406 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
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<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781857885705 (trade) 1857885708 (trade) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011022264 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mass media--History.<br/>Mass media--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>302.23