TY  - BOOK
AU  - Starr, Paul
TI  - The creation of the media: political origins of modern communications 
SN  - 9781422351482
U1  - 302.230973 
PY  - 2006///
PB  - DIANE Publishing
KW  -  Mass media -- United States -- History
KW  -  Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.
KW  - United States -- Politics and government
KW  -  Mass media.
KW  - Mass media -- Political aspects.
N1  - The political origins of modern communications --
Part I: The opening of the public sphere, 1600-1860 --
1. Early modern origins --
2. New foundations --
3. America's first information revolution --
4. Capitalism and democracy in print --
Part II: The rise of technological networks, 1840-1930 --
5. The first wire --
6. New connections: telephone, cable, and wireless --
Part III: The making of the modern media, 1865-1941 --
7. Great transformations: The early mass media and the diversity dynamic --
8. The rediscovery of the First Amendment --
9. The framing of the movies --
10. The constitution of the air (1): The origins of broadcasting --
11. The constitution of the air (2): Creating the new public sphere --
12. Coda: The advent of the media
ER  -