Information: A Reader provides an introduction to the concept of information in historical, literary, and cultural studies. It features excerpts from more than forty texts by theorists and critics who have helped establish the notion of the "information age" or expand upon it. Superbly compiled, the reader brings together several clusters of important primary sources from diverse disciplinary perspectives including communication theory, philosophy, political science, media studies, and literary criticism. A number of unexpected juxtapositions emerge as a result, amounting to a remarkably coherent commentary-a master class-on the concept of information in the humanities.