Empire and CommunicationsDundurn, 01.01.2007 - 288 Seiten It’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 influence the development of consciousness and societies. In this seminal text, 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. |
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... administration of government and in turn of empires and of Western civilization. But I must confess at this point a bias which has led me to give particular attention to this subject. In studies of Canadian economic history or of the ...
... administration of government and in turn of empires and of Western civilization. But I must confess at this point a bias which has led me to give particular attention to this subject. In studies of Canadian economic history or of the ...
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... of architecture and sculpture. Media that emphasize space are apt to be less durable and light in character, such as papyrus and paper.The latter are suited to wide areas in administration and trade.The 26 HAROLD A. INNIS.
... of architecture and sculpture. Media that emphasize space are apt to be less durable and light in character, such as papyrus and paper.The latter are suited to wide areas in administration and trade.The 26 HAROLD A. INNIS.
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Harold A. Innis. latter are suited to wide areas in administration and trade.The conquest of Egypt by Rome gave access to supplies of papyrus, which became the basis of a large administration empire. Materials that emphasize time favour ...
Harold A. Innis. latter are suited to wide areas in administration and trade.The conquest of Egypt by Rome gave access to supplies of papyrus, which became the basis of a large administration empire. Materials that emphasize time favour ...
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... administration of stock and the ownership of land.The management of royal lands was farmed, partial ownership of houses and tombs was permitted, and free exercise of trades and administrative offices was conceded. Peasants, craftsmen ...
... administration of stock and the ownership of land.The management of royal lands was farmed, partial ownership of houses and tombs was permitted, and free exercise of trades and administrative offices was conceded. Peasants, craftsmen ...
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... administration became more efficient. Scribes and officials charged with the collection and administration of rev- enues and of rents and tributes from the peasants became members of an organized civil service, and prepared accounts ...
... administration became more efficient. Scribes and officials charged with the collection and administration of rev- enues and of rents and tributes from the peasants became members of an organized civil service, and prepared accounts ...
Inhalt
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The Oral Tradition and Greek Civilization | 75 |
The Written Tradition and the Roman Empire | 106 |
Paper and the Printing Press | 138 |
Paper and the Printing Press | 164 |
Notes | 199 |
Marginalia | 220 |
Suggested Reading | 270 |
Index | 274 |
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