The Bias of Communication
By (author): "Harold A. Innis"
Publish Date:
October 28th 1964
ISBN0802068391
ISBN139780802068392
AsinThe Bias of Communication
Original titleThe Bias of Communication
One of the most influential books ever published in Canada, "The Bias of Communication" has played a major part in reshaping our understanding of what constitutes history. It is a collection of essays by one of Canada's greatest historians, on a subject that opened broad new avenues of thought on the role of media in the creation of history. Marshall McLuhan, deeply influenced by these essays, led North America to a new awareness of the role of media in contemporary culture. The works of Harold Innis are seminal in the study of Canadian history; the essays in this volume continue to generate intense dabate among historians, communications scholars, and media theorists.