Table of Contents

Series Editor's Introduction Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: COMMUNICATION AS CULTURE A cultural approach to communication Mass communication and cultural studies Reconceiving 'mass' and 'media' Overcoming resistance to cultural studies PART II: TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE The mythos of the electronic revolution with John J Quirk Space, time and communications: a tribute to Harold Innis The history of the future with John J Quirk Technology and Ideology: the case of the telegraph Works cited Index About the author

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"Carey's seminal work joins central issues in the field and redefines them. AN historically inspired treatment of major figures and theories, required reading for the sophisticated scholar.."
-George Gerbner, Dean, The Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania