The Media and Modernity: A Social Theory of the Media
In this major new work Thompson addresses these and other questions by elaborating a distinctive social theory of communication media and their impact.
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In this major new work Thompson addresses these and other questions by elaborating a distinctive social theory of communication media and their impact.
PrefaceIntroduction11Communication and Social Context102The Media and the Development of Modern Societies443The Rise of Mediated Interaction814The Transformation of Visibility1195The Globalization of Communication1496The Re-mooring of Tradition1797Self and Experience in a Mediated World2078The Reinvention of Publicness235Notes266Index299
\ From the Publisher“Thompson is foremost among sociologists to grasp and assess the importance of the mass media in modern social theory. He does so in this . . . fresh and compelling story of modernity. Thompson writes with tremendous scope, insight, and precision.”—James Lull, San Jose State University\ \
