Screen LibraryA history of digital media : an intermedia and global perspective /
From the punch card calculating machine to the personal computer to the iPhone and more, this in-depth text offers a comprehensive introduction to digital media history for students and scholars across media and communication studies, providing an overview of the main turning points in digital media...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
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English Italian |
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| Summary: |
From the punch card calculating machine to the personal computer to the iPhone and more, this in-depth text offers a comprehensive introduction to digital media history for students and scholars across media and communication studies, providing an overview of the main turning points in digital media and highlighting the interactions between political, business, technical, social, and cultural elements throughout history. With a global scope and an intermedia focus, this book enables students and scholars alike to deepen their critical understanding of digital communication, adding an underst |
| Item Description: | "In several sections the text is an elaboration of the Italian book Storia dei media digitali. Rivoluzioni e continuità, published in 2014 by Laterza, Roma-Bari."--Title page verso. |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 281 pages : illustrations, maps, forms ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [246]-266) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781138630222 (paperback) : 1138630225 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | TK5103 |
| CLC: | TN914.3-09 |
| Call Number: | TN914.3-09/B172 |
| Contents: | Why study the history of digital media and how? -- The computer -- Internet -- The mobile phone -- The digitization of analog media. |