Soft Edge:Nat Hist&Future Info by Paul Levinson
The Soft Edge is a one-of-a-kind history of the information revolution. In his lucid and direct style, Paul Levinson, historian and philosopher of media and communications, gives us more than just a history of information technologies. The Soft Edge is a book about theories on the evolution of technology, the effects that human choice has on this (r)evolution, and what's in store for us in the future. Boldly extending and deepening the pathways blazed by McLuhan, Paul Levinson has provided us with a brilliant and exciting study of life with our old media, our new media, and the media still to come.'A thorough and detailed history of the media from hieroglyphics to the Internet' - Daily Telegraph
'With the publication of Soft Edge Levinson establishes himself as a major historian, critic and visionary in the media field.' - Systems Research and Behavioural Science
'A thoughtful analysis of the revolution of information technologies and their rise and fall in relation to social and technological environments ... It provides excellent insights and is suggested reading for those with a keen interest in media.' - Journalism and Mass Communication
'This is an excellent text for anyone working or teaching in the field of new media and society, and supplies a very different perspective within a crowded field of competitors.' - Communication Booknotes Quarterly
' a thoughtful and stimulating book'
Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University in New York City, Paul Levinson, PhD. His eight nonfiction books have been the topic of prominent pieces in the New York Times, Wired, and the Christian Science Monitor, and have been translated into ten languages, including The Soft Edge (1997), Digital McLuhan (1999), Realspace (2003), Cellphone (2004), and New New Media (2009; 2nd edition, 2012). The Silk Code (1999, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel), Borrowed Tides (2001), The Consciousness Plague (2002), The Pixel Eye (2003), and The Plan To Rescue Socrates (2006) are among his science fiction novels. He's been nominated for Nebula, Hugo, Edgar, and Sturgeon Awards for his short stories. Paul Levinson has appeared on various national and international TV and radio programs, including The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News), The CBS Evening News, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (PBS), Nightline (ABC), Dylan Ratigan (MSNBC), and others.
In 2009, Big Pink Records re-released his 1972 album Twice Upon a Rhyme on mini-CD, and Sound of Salvation/Whiplash Records re-released it as a vinyl enhanced re-pressing in December 2010. He provides for Mediaite and was named one of The Chronicle of Higher Education's Top 10 Academic Twitterers in 2009. He evaluates the finest of television on his InfiniteRegress.tv blog, writes political and media commentary for Mediaite, and was named one of The Chronicle of Higher Education's Top 10 Academic Twitterers in 2009.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415197724 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415197724 |
| Title | Soft Edge:Nat Hist&Future Info |
| Author | Paul Levinson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1998-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 276 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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