Masters of the word : how media shaped history, from the alphabet to the Internet / William J. Bernstein.
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TextPublication details: New York, NY : Grove Press ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2013.Edition: 1st edDescription: 420 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780802121387 (hardback)
- 0802121381
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-395) and index.
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.
From the birth of writing in Mesopotamia to the technologies of today, 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.
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