Books by Ithiel de Sola Pool

In this study Mr. Pool has shown what is meant by the word democracy on each side of the iron curtain. He has shown the different connotations of democracy; He has devised some new techniques involving a general theory of communication to measure the ways by which people in the East and West use the word.

A communications revolution is displacing print with cables, computers, videodisks, and satellites. In a masterly synthesis of history, law, and technology, the author lays bare the elements of this problem and suggests measures to ensure the preservation of freedom.