In this history of new media technologies, leading media and cultural theorists examine new media against the background of traditional media such as film, phot

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Digital media are rapidly changing the world in which we live. Global communications, mobile interfaces and Internet cultures are re-configuring our everyday li

The book is intended for scholars and students of politics, sociology, and media studies.

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