Description
A Short History of the Modern Media presents a concise history of the major media of the last 150 years, including print, stage, film, radio, television, sound recording, and the Internet.
- Offers a compact, teaching-friendly presentation of the history of mass media
- Features a discussion of works in popular culture that are well-known and easily available
- Presents a history of modern media that is strongly interdisciplinary in nature
About the Author
Jim Cullen is Chair of the History Department at the Fieldston School in New York and a book review editor at the History News Network. He is the author of a dozen books, including Imperfect Presidents: Tales of Misadventure and Triumph (2007), Essaying the Past: How to Read, Write and Think about History, 2nd edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012), and Sensing the Past: Hollywood Stars and Historical Visions (2013).
Book Information
ISBN 9781444351422
Author Jim Cullen
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 390g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm
