01731pam a2200217 4500 8068 031008s2004 nyu b 001 0 eng 2003020915 0465081932 (alk. paper) 302.23 S796c 2004 Starr, Paul, 1949- The creation of the media : political origins of modern communications / Paul Starr New York : Basic Books, c2004 xii, 484 p. ; 25 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-470) and index The political origins of modern communications -- Part I: The opening of the public sphere, 1600-1860 -- 1. Early modern origins -- 2. New foundations -- 3. America's first information revolution -- 4. Capitalism and democracy in print -- Part II: The rise of technological networks, 1840-1930 -- 5. The first wave -- 6. New connections: telephone, cable, and wireless -- Part III: The making of the modern media, 1865-1941 -- 7. Great transformations: The early mass media and the diversity dynamic -- 8. The rediscovery of the first amendment -- 9. The framing of the movies -- 10. The constitution of the air (1): The origins of broadcasting -- 11. The constitution of the air (2): Creating the new public sphere -- 12. Coda: The advent of the media. " A sweeping social history of the political roots of the information age, by one of this country's most distinguished public intellectuals, the Pulitzer Prize- winning author of The Social Transformation of American Medicine." Mass media Political aspects United States History Mass media United States History United States Politics and government 6946 6946 0 0 ddc 0 0 FAC RES RTCLIB RTCLIB FAC RES 2018-11-27 12159 0 302.23 STA 30012030 2022-02-28 00:00:00 1 2018-11-27 FAC RES 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 2018-11-27 12160 0 302.23 STA 30012222 2022-01-12 00:00:00 2 2018-11-27 MAIN 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 2018-11-27 12518 0 302.23 STA 30013172 2022-01-12 00:00:00 3 2018-11-27 MAIN 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 2018-11-27 12520 1 302.23 STA 30013611 2023-08-17 00:00:00 2020-08-18 4 2018-11-27 MAIN