Comparative Media History: An Introduction: 1789 to the PresentISBN: 978-0-7456-3242-1
Hardcover
320 pages
July 2005, Polity
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The textbook compares developments and influences from a broad
perspective, highlighting and contrasting different countries,
industries and periods of history in order to encourage an
understanding of cause and effect. In a style which is clear,
accessible and provocative, Jane Chapman argues that most of the
roots of today's media - even the globalizing impulse - lie in the
late 18th and 19th centuries. The book emphasises continuity and
certain decisive factors such as the social use of technology, the
character of the institutions in which it is applied and the
political approach of the specific countries involved.
The comparative element to this book, both across countries and
industries, will enable students to reflect on key issues in media
studies, including those of diversity, form, method and choice,
both past and present. It will become an essential text for any
student of the media and its history.
For more information about the book and the author, please see www.janechapman.co.uk