TY - BOOK AU - Poe,Marshall TI - A history of communications: media and society from the evolution of speech to the Internet SN - 9780511992896 AV - HM1206 .P64 2011eb U1 - 302.209 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Communication KW - Social aspects KW - Digital media KW - Médias numériques KW - Aspect social KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES KW - bisacsh KW - eclas KW - Parole KW - Ecriture KW - Internet KW - Médias KW - Comportement social KW - Histoire KW - fast KW - Kommunikation KW - gnd KW - Medien KW - Medientheorie KW - historia KW - sao KW - sociala aspekter KW - Digitala medier KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : media causes and effects -- Homo loquens : Humanity in the age of speech -- Homo scriptor : humanity in the age of manuscripts -- Homo lector : humanity in the age of print -- Homo videns : humanity in the age of the audio-visual media -- Homo somnians : humanity in the age of Internet -- Conclusion : the media and human well-being N2 - "Communications and Humanity advances a new theory of media that explains the origins and impact of different forms of communication - speech, writing, print, electronic devices, and the Internet - on human history in the long term. New media are "pulled" into widespread use by broad historical trends and these media, once in widespread use, "push" social institutions and beliefs in predictable directions. This view allows us to see for the first time what is truly new about the Internet, what is not, and where it is taking us"--Provided by publisher UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=352486 ER -