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A Social History of the Media

Academic Monograph

Asa Briggs and Peter Burke, A Social History of the Media: From Gutenberg to the Internet, Polity Press. A standard scholarly history of media from print through broadcasting to the internet, cited for the long arc of media history.

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Publisher
Polity Press
Source Type
Academic Monograph
Author
Asa Briggs and Peter Burke
Publication Year
2009
Third edition; first published 2002.
Sources
A Social History of the Media
Asa Briggs and Peter Burke, Polity Press, 2009
Claims Backed By This Source (20 claims)

This source backs 20 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Milestones, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
  • Media Forms, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Categories, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
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