Media,Technology and Society

A History: From the Telegraph to the Internet

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: Brian Winston ISBN: 9781134766321
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 11, 2002
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Brian Winston
ISBN: 9781134766321
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 11, 2002
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Challenging the popular myth of a present-day 'information revolution', Media Technology and Society is essential reading for anyone interested in the social impact of technological change. Winston argues that the development of new media forms, from the telegraph and the telephone to computers, satellite and virtual reality, is the product of a constant play-off between social necessity and suppression: the unwritten law by which new technologies are introduced into society only insofar as their disruptive potential is limited.

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Challenging the popular myth of a present-day 'information revolution', Media Technology and Society is essential reading for anyone interested in the social impact of technological change. Winston argues that the development of new media forms, from the telegraph and the telephone to computers, satellite and virtual reality, is the product of a constant play-off between social necessity and suppression: the unwritten law by which new technologies are introduced into society only insofar as their disruptive potential is limited.

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