The Shaping and Impact of New Communication Technologies
A social history of communication technology from 1790 to 1995 and a critical analysis of the social shaping and impact of the communication technologies. The text explores the interaction of technology and social context processes such as the move from public to private forms of communication. The moulding of technologies by political and economic forces and the demands of users are also discussed here. The book focuses on: the birth of the modern state at the end of the 18th century; the development of stock markets; the transformation of private life in the modern nuclear family; and the individualism of the late 20th century.
The Shaping and Impact of New Communication Technologies
A social history of communication technology from 1790 to 1995 and a critical analysis of the social shaping and impact of the communication technologies. The text explores the interaction of technology and social context processes such as the move from public to private forms of communication. The moulding of technologies by political and economic forces and the demands of users are also discussed here. The book focuses on: the birth of the modern state at the end of the 18th century; the development of stock markets; the transformation of private life in the modern nuclear family; and the individualism of the late 20th century.
Millions of people around the world inhabit virtual words: multiplayer online games where characters live, love, buy, trade, cheat, steal, and have every possible kind of adventure. This book helps in understanding how the digital worlds change the future of our universe.
Presents an essential first step in understanding how new digital worlds will change the future of our universe. This book considers questions such as: What rules should govern virtual communities? Should the law step in to protect property rights when virtual items are destroyed or stolen?
Opening with a historical overview of the field, and positing what cyberculture's future might look like, this volume brings together a multidisciplinary group of scholars from around the world to assess the state of the field. It also explores issues of race, class, and gender and digital media's ties to capital and commerce.
Opening with a historical overview of the field, and positing what cyberculture's future might look like, this volume brings together a multidisciplinary group of scholars from around the world to assess the state of the field. It also explores issues of race, class, and gender and digital media's ties to capital and commerce.
Regional Development and Conditions for Innovation in the Network Society looks at fundamental changes at the start of the new millennium as innovation is gaining increasing importance for local economic prosperity and the emergence of learning societies. While much attention has been devoted to information and communication technologies, this ......
Between the years 1850 and 1950, Americans became the leading energy consumers on the planet, expending tremendous physical resources on energy exploration, mental resources on energy exploitation, and monetary resources on energy acquisition. This book includes changing ideas about fitness and gender in dialogue with the culture of technology.
With a foreword by Norman Denzin Communication and the history of technology have invariably been examined in terms of artefacts and people. Gary Krug argues that communication technology must be studied as an integral part of culture and lived-experience. Rather than stand in awe of the apparent explosion of new technologies, this book links key moments and developments in communication technology with the social conditions of their time. It traces the evolution of technology, culture, and the self as mutually dependent and influential. This innovative approach will be welcomed by undergraduates and postgraduates needing to develop their understanding of the cultural effects of communication technology, and the history of key communication systems and techniques.
