2013, ISBN: 9780802121387

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: New York, Grove Press], William J. Bernstein's A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World, an Economist and Financial Times Best Book of the Year, placed him fi… Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: New York, Grove Press], William J. Bernstein's A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World, an Economist and Financial Times Best Book of the Year, placed him firmly among the top flight of historians like Jared Diamond and Bill Bryson, capable of distilling major trends and reams of information into insightful, globe-spanning popular narrative. Bernstein explains how new communication technologies and in particular our access to them, impacted human society. Writing was born thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia. Spreading to Sumer, and then Egypt, this revolutionary tool allowed rulers to extend their control far and wide, giving rise to the world's first empires. When Phoenician traders took their alphabet to Greece, literacy's first boom led to the birth of drama and democracy. In Rome, it helped spell the downfall of the Republic. Later, medieval scriptoria and vernacular bibles gave rise to religious dissent, and with the combination of cheaper paper and Gutenberg's printing press, the fuse of Reformation was lit. The Industrial Revolution brought the telegraph and the steam driven printing press, allowing information to move faster than ever before and to reach an even larger audience. But along with radio and television, these new technologies were more easily exploited by the powerful, as seen in Germany, the Soviet Union, even Rwanda, where radio incited genocide. With the rise of carbon duplicates (Russian samizdat), photocopying (the Pentagon Papers), the internet, social media and cell phones (the recent Arab Spring) more people have access to communications, making the world more connected than ever before. In Masters of the Word, Bernstein masterfully guides the reader through the vast history of communications, illustrating each step with colorful stories and anecdotes. This is a captivating, enlightening book, one that will change the way you look at technology, history, and power., NL, [SC: 4.95], Gut, gewerbliches Angebot, 420, Banküberweisung, Selbstabholung und Barzahlung, Internationaler Versand, [CT: Geschichte/Politik / Geschichte allgemein]<

2013, ISBN: 9780802121387

NY: Conde Nast Publications, 1968. Vol. LXXXI, No. 2. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by Freas for "The Secret Weapon" (novelette) by Joseph P. Martino. Includes "Han… Mehr…

NY: Conde Nast Publications, 1968. Vol. LXXXI, No. 2. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by Freas for "The Secret Weapon" (novelette) by Joseph P. Martino. Includes "Handyman" by Jack Wodhams; "Is Everybody Happy?" by Christopher Anvil; "Incorrigible" by John T. Phillifent (John Rackham); "Local Effect" by D. L. Hughes; "The Horse Barbarians" (pt. 3 of 3) by Harry Harrison. Special Feature: "Phantasmaplasmagoria" by Herbert Jacob Bernstein. Reader's Departments: "The Editor's Page: Inherited Xenophobia" by John W. Campbell; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "Brass Tacks". Illustrated by Kelly Freas and Leo Summers. Hinge wrinkle; mild tanning.. SingleIssueMagazine. Very Good+., Conde Nast Publications, 1968, 3, Grove Press, 2013. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. no signs of cover wear, clean glossy, pages clean, bright and unmarked, spine tight, slight wear to dj. stated first ed.Listing Includes Books Image . Please email me if you need to see more pictures! The orders are processed promptly, carefully packaged and shipped within 1 day of purchase. PLEASE NOTE! if you need the book quickly, please Purchase Priority Shipping.Media will not show updates in mail confirmation till reaches continental U.S. FOR International orders under 5 lbs please use asendia for the cheapest rates worldwide!, Grove Press, 2013, 3<

2013, ISBN: 0802121381

[EAN: 9780802121387], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.05], [PU: Grove Press], BERNSTEIN WILLIAM J MASTERS OF THE WORD HOW MEDIA SHAPED HISTORY FROM ALPHABET TO INTERNET, The book ha… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780802121387], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.05], [PU: Grove Press], BERNSTEIN WILLIAM J MASTERS OF THE WORD HOW MEDIA SHAPED HISTORY FROM ALPHABET TO INTERNET, The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

2013, ISBN: 0802121381

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[EAN: 9780802121387], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 8.7], [PU: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated], Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condi… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780802121387], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 8.7], [PU: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated], Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages., Books<