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His name may not be as well known as that of his colleague and spiritual descendent, Marshall McLuhan, but Harold Innis's (1894-1952) influence on contemporary critical media and communication studies has been no less profound. This concise look at Innis's life and contributions to the communication field charts his beginnings in political economy to his later work in critical media studies and communications history, synthesizing his key publications and clearly showing their ongoing resonance for the field today.
Harold Innis (Key Thinkers in Critical Media Studies Series) FROM THE PUBLISHER
His name may not be as well known as that of his colleague and spiritual descendent, Marshall McLuhan, but Harold Innis's (1894-1952) influence on contemporary critical media and communication studies has been no less profound. This concise look at Innis's life and contributions to the communication field charts his beginnings in political economy to his later work in critical media studies and communications history, synthesizing his key publications and clearly showing their ongoing resonance for the field today. The book also includes an appendix by William J. Buxton on the "History of Communications" manuscript and one by J. David Black on the contributions of Mary Quayle Innis.
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Harold Innis's (1894-1952) influence on media and communication studies has been just as profound, if less well known, as that of Marshall McLuhan, argues Heyer (communication studies, Wilfrid Laurier U., Canada). In this intellectual biography, he describes Innis's career and discusses the broad contours of his thought from the works on political economy to his later explorations in communications theory. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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