| Description |
xxii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. What's new about 'new media'? -- 2. New media as cultural technologies -- 3. New media, new economy? : technology, political economy and the network society -- 4. Virtual cultures -- 5. Digital media -- 6. Games : technology, industry, culture / Sal Humphreys -- 7. Creative industries -- 8. Electronic commerce and the global knowledge economy -- 9. Online media and the future of higher education -- 10. Globalisation and new media -- 11. Internet law and policy -- 12. Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Building on the success of the first edition, New Media: An Introduction provides a comprehensive overview of the major forces shaping new media technologies and includes an analysis of their social, cultural, political, and economic impacts."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Previous ed: 2002 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography |
| Subject |
Digital communications -- Social aspects.
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Interactive multimedia -- Social aspects.
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Mass media -- Technological innovations.
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Mass media -- Influence.
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Mass media -- Social aspects.
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Mass media -- Political aspects.
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| LC no. |
2005541184 |
| ISBN |
0195550412 |
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