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  • 1
    UID:
    almahu_9949320285002882
    Format: 1 online resource (359 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : , illustrations, maps
    Edition: First edition.
    ISBN: 9780802193445 (e-book)
    Content: From the birth of writing in Mesopotamia to the technologies of today, this work 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. In this book the author chronicles the history of media, starting with the origin of writing thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia. The revolutionary tool gave rise to the world's empires and the birth of drama and democracy. But it is not just new communication technologies that have changed the world, it is access to them. Vernacular bibles gave rise to religious dissent, but it was only when the combination of cheaper paper and Gutenberg's printing press drove down the cost of books by 97 percent that the fuse of Reformation was lit. The Industrial Revolution allowed information to move faster and farther than ever before, though it concentrated power and enabled totalitarian governments. With the twenty-first century boom of the mobile Internet, control of media has again spread, and the world is both more connected and freer than ever before. -- From back cover.
    Note: 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.
    Additional Edition: Print version: Bernstein, William J. Masters of the word : how media shaped history, from the alphabet to the internet. New York : Grove Press, c2013 ISBN 9780802121387
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books.
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  • 2
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    New York : Grove Atlantic
    UID:
    gbv_1030611351
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (359 pages)
    ISBN: 9780802193445
    Content: Cover -- MASTERS OF THE WORD -- Also by William J. Bernstein -- Title Page -- Copyright © 2013 by William J. Bernstein -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Photo Insert -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration Credits -- Index
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780802121387
    Additional Edition: Print version Bernstein, William J Masters of the Word : How Media Shaped History from the Alphabet to the Internet New York : Grove Atlantic,c2013
    Language: English
    URL: Volltext  (lizenzpflichtig)
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  • 3
    UID:
    kobvindex_BAB000534459
    Format: 420 S. :
    Edition: 1. ed.
    ISBN: 978-0-8021-2138-7
    Language: English
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