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Shrinking the World: The 4,000-year Story of How Email Came to Rule Our Liv es
by Freeman, John
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- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1921520949
- ISBN 13
- 9781921520945
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Canada: The Text Publishing Company, 2009. Very Good. The first email was sent less than forty years ago; by 2011, there will be 3.2 billion users. The flood of messages is ceaseless. As the toll of email mounts, reducing our time for leisure and contemplation, and separating us from each other in the lonely battle with the inbox, John Freeman enters a plea for communication that is more selective and nuanced and, above all, more sociable. Drawing on the research of linguists, scientists, critics an d philosophers, Freeman's history of correspondence reveals how changing me thods of communication have eroded the great distances between us. He shows how the telegram, newspapers, synchronised time and railway networks have changed everything from the nature of military intelligence to the messages we write to loved ones. From carrier pigeon to computer mouse, this fascin ating and engaging history of how we communicate will make you view your in box in a whole new light.
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- Bookseller
- Infinity Books Japan (JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000039011
- Title
- Shrinking the World: The 4,000-year Story of How Email Came to Rule Our Liv es
- Author
- Freeman, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1921520949
- ISBN 13
- 9781921520945
- Publisher
- The Text Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Date Published
- 2009
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