Media and Modernity

A Social Theory of the Media
1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-7456-1005-4
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 486 g

This wide-ranging and innovative book develops an original theory of the media and their impact on the modern world, from the emergence of printing to the most recent developments in the media industries.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thompson, John B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

John B. Thompson is Reader in Sociology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge.