Dynamics of modern communication : the shaping and impact of new communication technologies /

Flichy, Patrice.

Dynamics of modern communication : the shaping and impact of new communication technologies / Patrice Flichy ; translated by Liz Libbrecht. - London ; Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, c1995. - 181 pages : illustration ; 24 cm. - The media, culture & society series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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Communication and traffic--History.
Communication policy--History.

HE151 / .F6513 1995