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When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking About Electric Communication in the Late Nineteenth Century
 
 
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When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking About Electric Communication in the Late Nineteenth Century [Paperback]

Carolyn Marvin (Author)
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Late last century a series of electrical innovations drastically altered the social order and economies of industrial nations. This book uses two innovations, the telephone and the electric light, to show how technology reshaped social relations. Quotations and anecdotes from the popular press illustrate how professionals struggled to control the new media and preserve the social order by excluding "outsiders," particularly the lower classes and women. This is a solidly researched study; more lighthearted commentary could have also made it entertaining nonfiction. For larger academic collections. Donald J. Marion, Univ. of Minnesota Inst. of Technology Libs., Minneapolis
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Deserves close reading by historians of the modern media. Drawing on contemporary popular and professional sources, Carolyn Marvin challenges the traditional view of the social origins of electric media....An important addition."--Journal of American History

"The originality of her analysis and thoughtful questions provide a valuable perspective on this critically important period in the history of American technology."--American Historical Review

"Marvin's work is substantial, and her exploration of primary sources laudable. Her collection of anecdotes and significant historical residues is itself rewarding. Add to that her provocative theoretical discussions and you have a work worthy of a scholar's attention."--Journalism History

"This most informative book helps the modern reader to comprehend the speed at which electricity-dependent technologies have altered human perceptions of humankind and the world."--Choice

"A wide-ranging, informative, and entertaining account of the early years of electric and electronic development, this book re-thinks the traditional artifactual and institutional approaches to media history."--Electrical Review

"A solidly researched study."--Library Journal

"One has only to think of society's alarms and excursions on the theme of nuclear energy or recombinant DNA to see the relevance and timeliness of the author's engaging sociotechnological insights."--Kirkus Reviews

"Could provide a model for other historians....Throughout the book Marvin chooses arresting and funny examples to illustrate her points....she has applied traditional historical techniques rigorously and well and used a number of new methods with interesting results." --ISIS
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Electrical professionals were the ambitious catalysts of an industrial shift from steam to electricity taking place in the United States and Western Europe at the end of the nineteenth century. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Interesting, Aug 5 2009
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This review is from: When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking About Electric Communication in the Late Nineteenth Century (Paperback)
Packed with interesting historical information, the book also offers some innovative commentary on technology, media, and culture.

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