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A History of Communications: Media and Society from the Evolution of Speech to the Internet Paperback – Illustrated, 26 October 2011

by Marshall T. Poe (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
Edition: 1st
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A History of Communications advances a theory of media that explains the origins and impact of different forms of communication - speech, writing, print, electronic devices and the Internet - on human history in the long term. New media are 'pulled' into widespread use by broad historical trends and these media, once in widespread use, 'push' social institutions and beliefs in predictable directions. This view allows us to see for the first time what is truly new about the Internet, what is not, and where it is taking us.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0521179440
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0521179447
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  5. Publication date
    26 October 2011
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    15.24 x 2.01 x 22.86 cm
  8. Print length
    350 pages
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'Based on a truly impressive range (as well as amount) of reading, arguing an original and convincing thesis, and written in a lucid and engaging style, this book deserves to reach a wide audience of students and scholars alike.' Peter Burke, University of Cambridge

'The ambition and sweep of Marshall Poe's analysis of media make it different from anything else I have read on the topic. Many modern 'consumers' of media, in all its forms, have a vague sense that technological advances are altering their sense of the world in ways they can't fully appreciate in real time. Poe's book is a big advance in helping citizens understand the opportunities and problems the new media landscape offers.' James Fallows, The Atlantic

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A History of Communications advances a theory of media that explains the origins and impact of different forms of communication on human history.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (26 October 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 350 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521179440
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521179447
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.01 x 22.86 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

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  • Benjamin Lab
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super clair
    Reviewed in France on 30 September 2014
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    Un livre bien écrit qui repose sur une thèse claire et intelligible : les médias préfigurent des changements à venir dans notre organisation, sociale, commerciale, religieuse etc. C'est didactique et très instructif. Un très bon livre.
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  • Allan Collins
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Overlooked Classic
    Reviewed in the United States on 8 July 2013
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    I used to teach a course at Northwestern University on Orality, Literacy, and Cybercy. I wish that this book had been written sooner so that I might have included in my course on the history of communications. Marshall Poe breaks the history into five eras: the eras of orality, writing, printing, audio-visual, and computers. Of course no medium drives out earlier media, but instead we accumulate different ways of communicating. As earlier writers such as Elizabeth Eisenstein, Harold Innis, Marshall McLuhan, Walter Ong, and Neil Postman have made clear, each new medium has profound effects on society.

    Poe analyzes each of the five media in terms of eight critical characteristics: accessibility, privacy, fidelity, volume, velocity, range, persistence, and searchability. He looks at these from the point of view of both the sender and receiver. Most importantly he analyzes effect of these characteristics on social practices and cultural values. This is a grand theory about the effects of different media, and everyone who wants to understand how media affect society will find this book both well written and quite revealing.
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  • Ömer Köksal
    5.0 out of 5 stars It is very painful to send it back so I have decided to ...
    Reviewed in the United States on 13 September 2017
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    While I was making a search on another subject I added it to the cart by mistake and then forgot to remove. So it was in my hands. It is very painful to send it back so I have decided to keep and read it. I haven'd finished, half way there yet, but it is a wonderful book, just a pleasure to read.
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  • John Ribbler
    5.0 out of 5 stars Answers many, many, many important questions about who we are!
    Reviewed in the United States on 9 October 2014
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    In less than 300 pages, Poe offers a thorough perspective on how humans came to be who we are and why we do what we do. . This book is both philosophically awesome and offers practical clues for anyone who believes that a mature understanding of communication is essential to effective living.
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  • Steven A. Boggs
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good for academics in the field but tedious for someone with a "general interest" in the subject
    Reviewed in the United States on 15 September 2016
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    If you are an academic interested in this topic, this is probably a good book. I am an academic, but not in this area, and my interest is more general. As a result, I find this book tedious.
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