TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peters,John Durham
TI  - Speaking into the air: a history of the idea of communication 
SN  - 9780226662770 (pbk.) :
U1  - 302.2'01 21
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Chicago, [Ill.], London
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Communication
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - History
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Mass media
KW  - Technological innovations
N1  - Originally published: 1999; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - 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
ER  -