Outline of chapter 1

Jihad Faroukhi
International Communication

Chapter 1 : Following the Historical Paths of Global Communication


1. Geographical Space: A Barrier To Communicate.
2. Geography and the Mythical World.
3. Ancient Encounters of societies and cultures.
4. Global explorers: Migrants, holy People, Merchants.
5. Map Makers and the Medival World.
6. Inventors: Signals and Semaphores.
7. the Printing Press: Literacy and the Knowledge Explosion.
8. Scientists and international Networks.
9. The International electric Revolution.
10. Summary: Global Immediacy and Transparency.