Empire and CommunicationsIt's been said that without Harold A. Innis there could have been no Marshall McLuhan. Empire and Communications is one of Innis's most important contributions to the debate about how media influenced the development of consciousness and societies. In this foundational work, he traces humanity's movement from the oral tradition of preliterate cultures to the electronic media of recent times. Along the way, he presents his own influential concepts of oral communication, time and space bias, and monopolies of knowledge. With a new introduction by Alexander John Watson, author of Marginal Man: The Dark Vision of Harold Innis, and a new foreword by series editor Andrew Calabrese, this previously hard-to-obtain book is now readily available again. All communication scholars should have this classic book on their shelves, and it also serves as a great supplementary text in communication and economics courses. |
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... turn towards Egypt under the Hyksos or Shepherd kings . In turn the Hittites , 13 including probably the Mitanni , the Vanni , " and the Kassites , overran regions to the north in Cappadocia to which traders had intro- duced cuneiform ...
... turn towards Egypt under the Hyksos or Shepherd kings . In turn the Hittites , 13 including probably the Mitanni , the Vanni , " and the Kassites , overran regions to the north in Cappadocia to which traders had intro- duced cuneiform ...
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... turn invoked the hostility of Rome . The attack of Photius on Latin influence and his opposition to the filioque addition to the Latin creed led to his excommunication by Pope Nicholas 1 in 863. In turn the pope was anathematized and ...
... turn invoked the hostility of Rome . The attack of Photius on Latin influence and his opposition to the filioque addition to the Latin creed led to his excommunication by Pope Nicholas 1 in 863. In turn the pope was anathematized and ...
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... turn Locke and Rousseau developed arguments against original sin in the psychological tabula rasa and the emphasis on experience as a basis of learning . “ Men always seek for a general theory to justify their efforts and they almost ...
... turn Locke and Rousseau developed arguments against original sin in the psychological tabula rasa and the emphasis on experience as a basis of learning . “ Men always seek for a general theory to justify their efforts and they almost ...
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