Social Theories of the Press. Constituents of Communication Research, 1840s to 1920s.

We cite from the cover:
"This revised and expanded edition covers intellectual contributions from several German theorists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as first-generation U.S. sociologists who were influenced by this scholarship. A new concluding chapter explores the continuing influence of German social thought and the contemporary shift of paradigms in U.S. communication research, including approaches such as critical (Marxist) and cultural studies."
CONTENTS : Contents
0. James W. Carey: Foreword ;
1. Mass Communication Research and Society: An Introduction ;
2. Communication and Change: Karl Marx on Press Freedom ;
3. The Nerves of Society: Albert Schaffle on Symbolic Communication ;
4. The News of Society: Karl Knies on Communication and Transportation ;
5. The Linkages of Society: Karl Bücher on Commerce and the Press ;
6. The Mirrors of Society: Ferdinand Tonnies on the Press and Public Opinion ;
7. The Conscience of Society: Max Weber on Journalism and Responsibility ;
8. The "American Science" of Society: Albion Small, Edward Ross, and William Sumner on Communication and the Press ;
9. Communication and Social Thought: Decentering the Discourse of Mass Communication Research ;
Notes and References / Index.