Masters of the Word - How Media Shaped History

From the author of A Splendid Exchange comes a remarkable history of media - from the alphabet to the internet - that examines how it has shaped human society over millennia.

About the author

William Bernstein is a financial theorist and historian whose books include The Birth of Plenty, which was published in 2004 to critical acclaim, and A Splendid Exchange. He lives in America.

Summary

From the author of A Splendid Exchange comes a remarkable history of media - from the alphabet to the internet - that examines how it has shaped human society over millennia.

Foreword

From the author of A Splendid Exchange comes a remarkable history of media - from the alphabet to the internet - that examines how it has shaped human society over millennia.

Product details

• Authors: William L Bernstein, William L. Bernstein, Bernstein William L.
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2013
• EAN: 9781782390008
• ISBN: 978-1-78239-000-8
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 853 g
• Illustrations: 1 x 16pp b/w plates
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General, HISTORY / Civilization, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Inventions, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, HISTORY / World, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Telecommunications, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Radio, Technology: general issues, Social and cultural history, History of engineering and technology, Language: reference and general, General and world history, Inventions and inventors, Communications engineering / telecommunications, Writing systems, alphabets, Radio technology