TY  - BOOK
AU  - Balbi,Gabriele
AU  - Magaudda,Paolo
TI  - A history of digital media: an intermedia and global perspective 
SN  - 9781138630222
AV  - TK5103.7 B172a 2018
U1  - 384.3/309 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Digital communications
KW  - History
KW  - Digital media
N1  - "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
N2  - 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 Discussion questions, a timeline, and previously unpublished tables and maps are included to guide readers as they learn to contextualize and critically analyze the digital technologies we use every day
ER  -