02505cam a2200421 i 4500 20084850 BJBSDDR 20250912123504.0 ta 171019s2018 nyu b 001 0 eng 2017050517 9781138630222 20084850 DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng ita pcc TK5103.7 B172a 2018 384.3/309 23 Balbi, Gabriele, 1979- author. 44893 Storia dei media digitali. English A history of digital media : an intermedia and global perspective / Gabriele Balbi ; Paolo Magaudda. New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2018. xiii, 281 pages ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "A Focal Press book." "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. Includes bibliographical references and index. From 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 Discussion questions, a timeline, and previously unpublished tables and maps are included to guide readers as they learn to contextualize and critically analyze the digital technologies we use every day. Digital communications History. Digital media History. Magaudda, Paolo author. 44894 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc 0 BK rmza 125158 125158 0 0 lcc 0 0 APT BJB BJB APT 2025-09-12 0 TK5103.7 B172a 2018 00000183646 2025-09-12 16:35:23 1 2025-09-12 BK