Information a Historical Companion

Reference Type	Book
Year of Publication	2021
Author	Editor: Ann Blair Editor: Paul Duguid Editor: Anja-Silvia Goeing Editor: Anthony Grafton
Number of Pages	881 pp.
Publisher	Princeton University Press
City	Princeton, NJ
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Region	Asia Europe Middle East
Chronological Period	Ancient Period (pre 500) 6th century 7th century 8th century 9th century 10th century 11th century 12th century 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 1800-1849 1850-1899 18th century 1900-1949 1950-1999 21st century
ISBN	9780691179544
Annotation	A series of overview essays, followed by over 100 more focused essays on specific concepts, individuals, systems, and technologies. Contents: Part one. Premodern regimes and practices Realms of information in the medieval Islamic world Information in early modern East Asia Information in early modern Europe Networks and the making of a connected world in the sixteenth century Records, secretaries, and the European information state, circa 1400-1700 Periodicals and the commercialization of information in the early modern era Documents, empire, and capitalism in the nineteenth century Nineteenth-century media technologies Networking : information circles the modern world Publicity, propaganda, and public opinion : from the Titanic to disaster to the Hungarian uprising Communication, computation, and information Search Part two. Alphabetical entries.