Speaking into the air : a history of the idea of communication / John Durham Peters.
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TextPublication details: Chicago, [Ill.] ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2000Description: x, 293p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780226662770 (pbk.) :; 0226662772 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Communication -- Philosophy -- History | Communication -- Social aspects | Mass media -- Social aspects | Communication -- Technological innovations -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 302.2'01 Summary: Speaking into the Air traces the yearning for contact, not only through philosophy and literature, but also by exploring the cultural reception of communication technologies from the telegraph to the radio.
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Originally published: 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Speaking into the Air traces the yearning for contact, not only through philosophy and literature, but also by exploring the cultural reception of communication technologies from the telegraph to the radio.
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