Alphabet to Internet by Irving Fang

Alphabet to Internet by Irving Fang

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In Alphabet to Internet: Media in Our Lives, Irving Fang looks at each medium of communication through the centuries, asking not only, "What happened?" but also, "How did society change because of this new communication medium?" and, "How are we different as a result?"

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Alphabet to Internet by Irving Fang

In Alphabet to Internet: Media in Our Lives, Irving Fang looks at each medium of communication through the centuries, asking not only, What happened? but also, How did society change because of this new communication medium? and, How are we different as a result?

Praise for previous editions of Alphabet to Internet (whose first edition was named by Choice as one of the "outstanding academic titles for 2008"):

"This book doesn't plod alongInstead, like a good mystery novel, it hooks readers. Each chapter makes readers eager for the next as Fang brings history to life." —Sue Burzynski Bullard, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

"Encompassing a vast amount of terrain and synthesizing a range of scholarly and popular sources, Fang's Alphabet to Internet will provide readers and instructors with a ready source of information on the historical development of media technologies." —Andrew Salvati, H-Net

"[Fang] offers a remarkable one-volume history tracing the development of mediated communication from the earliest forms of writing to contemporary computer-based communications." —G. A. Mayer, Choice

"Alphabet to Internet . . . by Irving Fang is a tour-de-force by the emeritus University of Minnesota journalism professor. . . . The breadth of material here is amazing, ranging from the pre-historic (briefly!) to the plethora of services we have today." —Christopher Sterling, Communication Booknotes Quarterly

Irving Fang has been a journalist, teacher, author, and publisher. His career has included the Daily Times of Nigeria, Reuters, ABC News, and the University of Minnesota. He wrote the first book about television news skills and possibly the first doctoral dissertation ever printed by computer. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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ISBN 13 9781138805859
ISBN 10 1138805858
Title Alphabet to Internet
Author Irving Fang
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2014-11-24
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.