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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... built his understanding of the con- temporary world, in particular his view of the United States of America, its foreign policy, and its effects on other cultures.At the time of Innis's death in 1952, his perspective on the con ...
... built his understanding of the con- temporary world, in particular his view of the United States of America, its foreign policy, and its effects on other cultures.At the time of Innis's death in 1952, his perspective on the con ...
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... built at Memphis at the balance of the two lands to the north and to the south.d As the successor of Horus and Osiris and as their liv- ing image the king was identified with them in every possible way in order to ensure eternal life ...
... built at Memphis at the balance of the two lands to the north and to the south.d As the successor of Horus and Osiris and as their liv- ing image the king was identified with them in every possible way in order to ensure eternal life ...
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... built up in relation to these demands, and strengthened its position by construction of the pyramids, which reflected the power of the monarchy over space and time. But a monopoly of knowledge in relation to stone imposed enormous ...
... built up in relation to these demands, and strengthened its position by construction of the pyramids, which reflected the power of the monarchy over space and time. But a monopoly of knowledge in relation to stone imposed enormous ...
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... built up in relation to the papyrus roll and a complex system of writing.A successful empire required ade- quate appreciation of problems of space that were in part mili- tary and political, and of problems of time that were in part ...
... built up in relation to the papyrus roll and a complex system of writing.A successful empire required ade- quate appreciation of problems of space that were in part mili- tary and political, and of problems of time that were in part ...
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... built up in connection with temples and special emphasis was given to grammar and mathematics. Since the art of writing as the basis of education was controlled by priests, scribes, teachers, and judges assumed the religious point of ...
... built up in connection with temples and special emphasis was given to grammar and mathematics. Since the art of writing as the basis of education was controlled by priests, scribes, teachers, and judges assumed the religious point of ...
Inhalt
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32 | |
46 | |
The Oral Tradition and Greek Civilization | 75 |
The Written Tradition and the Roman Empire | 106 |
Parchment and Paper | 138 |
Paper and the Printing Press | 164 |
Notes | 199 |
Marginalia | 220 |
Suggested Reading | 270 |
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