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Book SynopsisJukka Kortti is Adjunct Professor at the University of Helsinki and Aalto University, Finland. He is a social and media historian specializing in the history of television, advertising, journalism and intellectual history.
Trade ReviewKortti’s aim to provide a historical perspective for the history of media is ambitious and far reaching. This is a useful textbook for those exploring the evolution of our modern digital media culture. * Toni Weller, De Montfort University, UK *
Kortti's Media in History is a wonderful addition to the media history landscape, because it places media history in a global framework that goes far beyond the US/European framework most authors use. * Meredith Guthrie, University of Pittsburgh, USA *
Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA 1. From Speech to Print 2.The Birth of New Media 3. Media for the Masses 4. In the Global Village PART II: THEMES 5. Media, Democracy and the Public Sphere 6. Media, Commerce and Globalization 7. Control and Power: Censorship and Propaganda 8. Media and Everyday Life 9. The Cultural History Meanings of Media Conclusion: Media in History.
