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Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Understanding Media The Extensions of Man
Author: Marshall McLuhan, Lewis H. Lapham
with a new introduction by Lewis H. Lapham This reissue of Understanding Media marks the thirtieth anniversary (1964-1994) of Marshall McLuhan's classic expose on the state of the then emerging phenomenon of mass media. Terms and phrases such as "the global village" and "the medium is the message" are now part of the lexicon, and McLuhan's theor...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780262631594
ISBN-10: 0262631598
Publication Date: 10/20/1994
Pages: 392
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Publisher: The MIT Press
Book Type: Paperback
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This was required reading for a course in the 70's. Of course, there have been a few changes in the media. But McLuhan will probably be remembered for many of his ideas, and much of the book is still appropriate. A few interesting chapters: 4. The Gadget Lover; 7. Challenge and Collapse: the Nemesis of Creativity; 14. Money: the poor man's credit card; 22. Motorcar: The Mechanical Bride. 23. Ads: Keeping Upset with the Joneses.
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