Author: Patrice Flichy
Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited
Published: 1995-11-13
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780803978515
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPatrice 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 m
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Download or read book Dynamics of Modern Communication written by Patrice Flichy and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 1995-11-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 m