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A Social History of the Media

Hardcover • 2020 • 1. edition

A Social History of the Media

By Peter Burke, Asa Briggs, Espen Ytreberg

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About the book

The first three editions of this bestselling book have established it 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.

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9781509533718

Publisher

Polity Press

Published year

2020

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1

Original title

A Social History of the Media

Format

Hardcover

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