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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Bernstein, William J.     Subjects     Mass media -- History.     Communication -- History.     Writing -- History.     Social media -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Bernstein, William J.       by title:      Masters of the word ...       by call number:      302.2309 B531m     Search the Web     Bernstein, William J.     Mass media -- History.     Communication -- History.     Writing -- History.     Social media -- History.       MARC Display

Masters of the word : how media shaped history, from the alphabet to the Internet / William J. Bernstein. by Bernstein, William J. Grove Press ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2013. Call #: 302.2309 B531m Subjects Mass media -- History.   Communication -- History.   Writing -- History.   Social media -- History. ISBN:  9780802121387 (hc.) 0802121381 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  420 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-395) and index. 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. 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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 302.2309 B531m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 302.2309 B531m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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