The mediated metropolis as medium and message

International Communication Gazette

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 209-222

  Burd, Gene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cities; Communication; Community; Cyberspace; Geographic place and virtual space; Globalization; Media; Metropolis; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 42949090286     PISSN: 17480485     EISSN: 17480493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748048508089948     Document Type: Article

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