The first three editions of this bestselling book have established A Social History of the Media as a classic, providing a masterful overview of communication media and of the social and cultural contexts within which they emerged and evolved over time.
This fourth edition has been revised and updated throughout to reflect the latest developments in the field. Additionally, an expanded introduction explores the wide range of secondary literature and theory that inform the study o...
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List of Illustrations
Preface
1 Introduction
2 Printing in its Contexts
3 The Media and the Public Sphere in Early Modern Europe
4 Technologies and Revolutions
5 Ne...
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Asa Briggs was Provost at Worcester College, Oxford, and Chancellor of The Open University.
Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History at the University of Cam...