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Masters of the word : how media shaped history, from the alphabet to the Internet / William J. Bernstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bernstein, William J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mass media--History.
- Mass media.
- History.
- Communication--History.
- Communication.
- Writing--History.
- Writing.
- Social media--History.
- Social media.
- Physical Description:
- 420 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Grove Press ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2013]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-395) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780802121387 :
- 0802121381
- OCLC:
- 820531290
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