“Speaking into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication” by John Durham Peters

"Speaking into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication" by John Durham Peters

"Communication plays a vital and unique role in society-often blamed for problems when it breaks down and at the same time heralded as a panacea for human relations. A sweeping history of communication, Speaking Into the Air illuminates our expectations of communication as both historically specific and a fundamental knot in Western thought."