The ascent of media: from Gilgamesh to Google via Gutenberg

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The Ascent of Media: From Gilgamesh to Google via Gutenberg tells the story of media from its earliest incarnation in the clay tablets of Gilgamesh, through the Gutenberg press, to Google and the unfurling world of digital content. This fascinating book is a narrative history of media-theater to video games-told with a host of captivating facts and anecdotes. Opening up a new forum for debate, Parry argues that contemporary media is not declining, but on the cusp of a new era-one in which it wi…

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Full title :The ascent of media : from Gilgamesh to Google via Gutenberg / Roger Parry.

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Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Nicholas Brealey Pub
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

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Description:1 online resource (ix, 406 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9781857889468, 1857889460
oclc:ocn759158932
LC Classification:P90
Dewey Decimal:302.23

Introduction. Media's building blocks -- Evolution. The media journey -- Theatre -- Books -- Pictures -- Posters -- Postal systems -- Newspapers -- Magazines -- Comics -- Telegraph -- Telephone -- Recorded sound -- Radio -- Cinema -- Television -- Video games -- Web -- Key events in media -- Future. Everything that went before ... and more.