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Author	Bernstein, William J.
Title	Masters of the word : how media shaped history, from the alphabet to the Internet / William J. Bernstein.
Publication Info.	New York, NY : Grove Press ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2013.

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 3	302 B	IN LIBRARY

Edition	1st ed.
Description	420 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-395) and index.
Contents	Origins -- The ABCs of democracy -- Twelve tables, seven hills, and a few early Christians -- Before Gutenberg -- Punch and counterpunch -- The captive press -- With a machete in one hand and a radio in the other -- The comrades who couldn't broadcast straight -- The Argus.
Subject	Mass media -- History.
	Communication -- History.
	Writing -- History.
	Social media -- History.
Added Title	How media shaped history, from the alphabet to the Internet
ISBN	9780802121387 :
	0802121381

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