Raymond Williams on communication as culture, infrastructure and power.

He covers newspapers, advertising, institutions, public speech, education, television, ownership, and the social machinery that decides who gets heard. Very much Williams in his useful mode — clear, historical, stubbornly materialist, allergic to treating “media” as some floating cloud of vibes.

A sharp little book for readers interested in cultural studies, media theory, publishing, politics, journalism, education, and the older pre-internet architecture of what we now call platforms. Not flashy, but structurally important. 

Paperback. Penguin Pelican edition. First published in Penguin Books 1962;this is a 1979 reprint of the revised edition. Good used condition, with general age-toning and shelf wear; binding intact.