{"product_id":"9780230237377","title":"Information History in the Modern World Histories of the Information Age","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThemes in Focus\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eInformation History in the Modern World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHistories of the Information Age\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eToni Weller\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Historiography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformation has a rich but under explored history. The information age of the late twentieth century witnessed the emergence of a new history of information and, in this timely collection of essays, a team of international scholars from a variety of disciplines examines the changing understandings of information in the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSituating the concept of information in varying historical contexts since the eighteenth century, \u003ci\u003eInformation History in the Modern World: Histories of the Information Age\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e- Explores how this historical research can challenge our perceptions of the information age in the global twenty-first century\u003cbr\u003e- Discusses ephemera, wars, imagery, empire, identification and the transience of history in the digital era\u003cbr\u003e- Argues that the changing uses, perceptions and manifestations of information helped to shape the world we know today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthoritative and approachable, this is an invaluable resource for anyone who is interested in how and why information has become a distinguishing feature of the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTONI WELLER is Senior Lecturer in History at De Montfort University, UK, and Editor of the international journal Library and Information History. She is one of the leading scholars in the burgeoning field of information history and her previous publications include Information History - An Introduction: Exploring an Emergent Field (2008).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 May 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRed Globe Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780230237377\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368902099084,"sku":"9780230237377","price":43.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_310705c0-e58f-42ba-a6eb-a13f91ed4e9c.jpg?v=1783877153","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780230237377","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}