Communication and the history of technology have invariably been examined in terms of artefacts and people.
Gary Krug argues that communication technology must be studied as an integral part of culture and lived-experience.
Rather than stand in awe of the apparent explosion of new technologies, this book links key moments and developments
in communication technology with the social conditions of their time. It traces the evolution of technology, culture,
and the self as mutually dependent and influential.
This innovative approach will be welcomed by undergraduates and postgraduates needing to develop their understanding
of the cultural effects of communication technology, and the history of key communication systems and techniques.
Table of Contents
Technology as Culture
Technologies of Language
The Trajectory of the Image
The Rise of a Literary Epistemology
Building the Divided Self
Technology, Truth and the Military-Industrial Complex
Vannevar Bush and the Modern Conceptualization of Information
Information and Social Order
The Metaphysics of Information
