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... tribal web " ( p . 86 ) . It is a queer notion on McLuhan's part that in one generation , ancient Gaul changed from the tribal system to the feudal system . But as far as Africa and Asia are concerned , in more recent times , it is true ...
... tribal web " ( p . 86 ) . It is a queer notion on McLuhan's part that in one generation , ancient Gaul changed from the tribal system to the feudal system . But as far as Africa and Asia are concerned , in more recent times , it is true ...
Page 37
... tribal trance of resonating word magic and the web of kinship " ( p . 86 ) . McLuhan's is a particularly erroneous , tendentious view of both tribal society and the human senses . As for the tribal society , it was not " oral " and ...
... tribal trance of resonating word magic and the web of kinship " ( p . 86 ) . McLuhan's is a particularly erroneous , tendentious view of both tribal society and the human senses . As for the tribal society , it was not " oral " and ...
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... tribes of one another in the hunt for food until better production allowed conquered people to be used for slaves . The only important element to him is that these tribes were " oral " ; the people were happily within " the tribal ...
... tribes of one another in the hunt for food until better production allowed conquered people to be used for slaves . The only important element to him is that these tribes were " oral " ; the people were happily within " the tribal ...
Contents
The Revolution in Media and a Revolutionary Kind of Book | 7 |
McLuhanese History vs Real History | 15 |
The Mythical War of the Senses | 31 |
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