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The Second Media Age
Mark Poster
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Description for The Second Media Age
Paperback. Examines the implications of new communication technologies. This book evaluates critically the concepts of media and technology in various traditions of cultural theory, with the aim of rethinking the relations of humans to machines. It also examines theories of postmodernity in relation to the new media and the debate over multiculturalism. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JH; PDR; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
This book examines the implications of new communication technologies in the light of the most recent work in social and cultural theory and argues that new developments in electronic media, such as the Internet and Virtual Reality, justify the designation of a "second media age".
This book examines the implications of new communication technologies in the light of the most recent work in social and cultural theory and argues that new developments in electronic media, such as the Internet and Virtual Reality, justify the designation of a "second media age".
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745613963
SKU
V9780745613963
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99-1
About Mark Poster
Mark Poster is Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine.
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