02172cam a2200361 i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007802000180009503500130011304000280012604100130015404200080016705000250017508200180020010000370021824000400025524501070029526400570040230000290045933600260048833700280051433800270054250000260056950001900059550400510078552008800083665000370171665000280175370000290178120084850BJBSDDR20250912123504.0ta171019s2018    nyu      b    001 0 eng    a  2017050517  a9781138630222  a20084850  aDLCbengerdacDLCdDLC1 aenghita  apcc00aTK5103.7bB172a 201800a384.3/3092231 aBalbi, Gabriele,d1979-eauthor.10aStoria dei media digitali.lEnglish12aA history of digital media :ban intermedia and global perspective /cGabriele Balbi ; Paolo Magaudda. 1aNew York :bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Groupc2018.  axiii, 281 pages ;c24 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"A Focal Press book."  a"In several sections the text is an elaboration of the Italian book Storia dei media digitali. Rivoluzioni e continuità, published in 2014 by Laterza, Roma-Bari."--Back of title page.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aFrom the punch card calculating machine to the personal computer to the iPhone and more, this in-depth text offers a comprehensive introduction to digital media history for students and scholars across media and communication studies, providing an overview of the main turning points in digital media and highlighting the interactions between political, business, technical, social, and cultural elements throughout history. With a global scope and an intermedia focus, this book enables students and scholars alike to deepen their critical understanding of digital communication, adding an understudied historical layer to the examination of digital media and societies. Discussion questions, a timeline, and previously unpublished tables and maps are included to guide readers as they learn to contextualize and critically analyze the digital technologies we use every day. 0aDigital communicationsxHistory. 0aDigital mediaxHistory.1 aMagaudda, Paoloeauthor.