Contemporary discussions of new media, information services and convergence proceed as
if these are entirely new phenomena. In fact, as this paper shows, a similar pattern of events …

Many historians, journalists, and media mavens have traced the genealogy of Victorian
communications networks backward, beginning with radio after World War I and continuing …

Revolutions in Communication offers a new approach to media history, presenting an
encyclopedic look at the way technological change has linked social and ideological …

Getting the Message is a unique and engaging exploration of the fascinating history of
communications, starting with ancient civilisations, the Greeks and Romans, then leading …

Telecommunication is, and always has been, a political technology, as the timely flow of
information is a vital instrument of power. This book examines the political history of …

A History of Communications advances a theory of media that explains the origins and
impact of different forms of communication-speech, writing, print, electronic devices and the …

New technologies, in communications as in so many other sectors of the economy,
invariably throw long-established markets into a state of turmoil and set in motion …

This paper discusses key concepts in telecommunications policy: common carriage, natural
monopoly, universal service, and price setting. Three crucial points are made. First, in light of …

News over the Wires tells the story of the development of the news wire service as a
business operation strategically positioned between the telegraph industry and the press …

The first comprehensive history of the Information Age... how we got there and where we are
going The exchange of information is essential for both the organization of nature and the …