The Master Switch
As Wu's sweeping history shows, each of the new media of the twentieth century- radio, telephone, television, and film- was born free and open. Each invited unrestricted use and enterprising experiment until some would-be mogul battled his way to total domination. Explaining how invention begets industry and industry begets empire- a progress often blessed by government, typically with stifling consequences for free expression and technical innovation alike- Wu identifies a time-honored pattern in the maneuvers of today's great information powers
366 pages, 2 editions
English edition · First published 2010 by Alfred A. Knopf · ISBN 9780307269935
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- The Master Switch · Alfred A. Knopf · 2010 · ISBN 9780307269935 · 1 reader This page
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- The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires · 2010
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