Dynamics of Modern Communication

The Shaping and Impact of New Communication Technologies

AvPatrice Flichy

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

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 more private and individualized forms - Flichy exposes the gap between the original conception of a technology and its end use after the interplay of political, economic and consumer forces.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-10-31
Mått:156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt:450 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Media Culture & Society series
Antal sidor:192
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780803978508

Utforska kategorier

Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Patrice Flichy is head of the communications research group at the French Centre National d′Études des Télécommunications

Recensioner i media

`Focusing on the relationship between technological and social change, this study offers a comprehensive social history of communication technologies from 1790 to the present′ - International Review of Social History`A scholarly, analytical assessment which makes substantial contributions to our theoretical understanding of new communication technologies.... The editors of the Media, Culture & Society series of SAGE have done us a great service by arranging for the translation and re-publication of the volume.... The "shelf life" and scholarly value of Dynamics will, without doubt, far surpass that of more fashionable publications′ - Communicatiewetenschap

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionPART ONE: FROM STATE-CONTROLLED COMMUNICATION TO MARKET-CONTROLLED COMMUNICATION (1790-1870)IntroductionState-Controlled CommunicationThe Semaphore TelegraphNetworks and ElectricityMarket-Controlled CommunicationThe Electric TelegraphPART TWO: FAMILY COMMUNICATION (1870-1930)IntroductionCollection and SouvenirPhotography and the GramophoneFrom Trading in Goods to Trading in SoulsThe TelephoneThe Wireless AgeRadio BroadcastingPART THREE: GLOBAL COMMUNICATION (1930-1990)IntroductionTelephone Engineers′ Technical OptionsThe Triumph of ElectronicsTelevision and ComputersPrivate CommunicationFinal Reflections