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Masters of the word : how media shaped history, from the alphabet to the Internet / William J. Bernstein.
- Title
- Masters of the word : how media shaped history, from the alphabet to the Internet / William J. Bernstein.
- Author
- Bernstein, William J.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Grove Press ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2013.
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| Text | Request in advance | P90 .B43 2013 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 420 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- 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.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-395) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780802121387 :
- 0802121381
- OCLC
- 820531290
- SCSB-10769988
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library