Media and Modernity

A Social Theory of the Media

John B. Thompson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

328 Seiten

1995
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-0-7456-1005-4 (ISBN)

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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.

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

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.11.1995
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	158 x 232 mm
Gewicht	482 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7456-1005-6 / 0745610056
ISBN-13	978-0-7456-1005-4 / 9780745610054
Zustand	Neuware