The Media and Modernity: A Social Theory of the Media - Couverture souple

Thompson, John B

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0804726795 ISBN 13 : 9780804726795

Editeur : Stanford University Press, 1995

Synopsis

What role have communication media played in the formation of modern societies? How should we understand the social impact of new forms of communication and information diffusion, from the advent of printing in fifteenth-century Europe to the expansion of global communication networks today?

In this major new work, Thompson addresses these and other questions by elaborating a distinctive social theory of communication media and their impact. He argues that the development of communication media has transformed the spatial and temporal constitution of social life, creating new forms of action and interaction which are no longer linked to the sharing of a common locale. The consequences of this transformation are far-reaching and impinge on many aspects of our lives, from the most intimate aspects of personal experience and self-formation to the changing nature of power and visibility in the public domain.

Combining breadth of vision with sensitivity to detail, this book situates the study of the media where it belongs: among a set of disciplines concerned with the emergence, development and structural characteristics of modern societies and their futures.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John B. Thompson is Reader in Sociology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In this major new work Thompson addresses these and other questions by elaborating a distinctive social theory of communication media and their impact.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stanford University Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0804726795
• ISBN 13: 9780804726795
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 324
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible