Alphabet to Internet : mediated communication in our lives / Irving Fang.

Author/creator Fang, Irving E.
Format Book
Publication InfoSt. Paul, Minn. : Rada Press, ©2008.
Description560 pages ; 29 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Writing: holding thought in our hands -- Printing: reproducing information -- Extending reading -- Mail: hauling information -- Telegraph and telephone wires: removing distance -- Photography: capturing the eye -- Motion pictures: sharing emotions -- Recording: capturing the ear -- Radio: hearing voices -- Television: leaning back -- Computers and the Internet: leaning forward -- Playing video games -- Being persuasive -- Crossing boundaries -- On mediated communication.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 389-406) and index.
LCCN 2006030032
ISBN9781933011905
ISBN1933011904