Dynamics of Modern Communication - The Shaping and Impact of New Communication Technologies (Hardcover)

Patrice Flichy offers a profound analysis of the social shaping and impact of the major communication technologies of the last 200 years. From the semaphore and telegraph to contemporary information technologies, Dynamics of Modern Communication focuses on the relationship between technological and social change. Particular emphasis is put on four processes: the birth of the modern state at the end of the eighteenth century; the development of stock markets; the transformation of private life in the modern nuclear family; and the individualism of the late twentieth century. Exploring the interaction of technology and social context - for example, in the move from public methods of communication to more private and individualized forms - Flichy exposes the gap between the original conception of a technology and its end use after the interplay of political, economic and consumer forces.

General

Imprint:	Sage Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Media Culture & Society Series
Release date:	October 1995
First published:	1995
Authors:	Patrice Flichy
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-8039-7850-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Information theory > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8039-7850-2
Barcode:	9780803978508

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