The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
- ISBN-10
- 0307390993
- ISBN-13
- 9780307390998
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Tim Wu
Description
A history of the rise and fall of the twentieth century's leading information empires traces how Hollywood, the broadcast networks, and AT&T introduced new mediums that were eventually centralized in ways that shaped America's communications practices.
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- 2010-11-01
- 300 pages
- Paperback
- Atlantic Books Ltd
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