The Creation of the Media (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Paul Starr
- First Published: 2004
- Type of Work: History and media
- Time of Work: From the seventeenth century through 1941
- Setting: United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Politics, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Europe or Europeans, 1940’s, War, Eighteenth century, Seventeenth century, Publishing or publishers, Postal service, Government, Television or television broadcasting, Newspapers, Radio or radio broadcasting, Western Europe or western Europeans, Technology, Printing, Telegraphs, Telecommunication
- Locales: France, United States, Germany, Great Britain
There is a good chance that browsers in a bookstore will be surprised when they read the dust jacket of Paul Starr's The Creation of the Media. Surely the title and its provocative subtitle, “Political Origins of Modern Communications,” suggest that the noted Princeton sociologist has turned his analytical talents to an examination of a topic most twenty-first century Americans consider timely: The bombardment of political advertisements and commentary on radio and television, over the Internet, and through newspapers, mailings, magazines, and other print and broadcast...
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