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The Postal Age
David M. Henkin
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Description for The Postal Age
Paperback. Presents an argument that postal network initiated cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that defines our world of telecommunications. This book traces these shifts from their beginnings. It paints a picture of a society where possibilities proliferated for communications. Num Pages: 238 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Many of us may not realize that what we now call snail mail was once just as revolutionary as e-mail and text messages are today. As David M. Henkin argues in "The Postal Age", a burgeoning postal network initiated major cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that now defines our ever-evolving world of telecommunications. This fascinating history traces these shifts from their beginnings in the mid-1800s, when cheaper postage, mass literacy, and migration combined to make the long-established postal service a more integral and viable part of everyday life. Through original correspondence and public ... Read more
Many of us may not realize that what we now call snail mail was once just as revolutionary as e-mail and text messages are today. As David M. Henkin argues in "The Postal Age", a burgeoning postal network initiated major cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that now defines our ever-evolving world of telecommunications. This fascinating history traces these shifts from their beginnings in the mid-1800s, when cheaper postage, mass literacy, and migration combined to make the long-established postal service a more integral and viable part of everyday life. Through original correspondence and public ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226327211
SKU
V9780226327211
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About David M. Henkin
David M. Henkin is associate professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of City Reading.
Reviews for The Postal Age
"The Postal Age is engagingly written, rich with anecdotes and observations that dramatize and illuminate the manifold facets of 'postal culture' in the antebellum United States.... It is a major contribution to American social history and to the history of communications in general." - Geoffrey Nunberg, author of Going Nucular: Language, Politics, and Culture in Controversial Times "The Postal Age ... Read more