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Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man

Lewis H. Lapham, Marshall McLuhan

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Dissects media's role in shaping human experience.

If you've ever wondered how television, radio, or the internet have not just communicated information but also shaped our very society, "Understanding Media" is your essential read. McLuhan's insightful breakdown in this anniversary edition, enhanced by a contemporary perspective in the new introduction, will prompt you to look at every form of media in a light you may never have before. It's a seminal, thought-provoking journey through the media landscape that has only become more relevant over time.

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ISBN: 9780262631594
Authors: Lewis H. Lapham, Marshall McLuhan
Publisher: The MIT Press
Date of Publication: 1994-10-20
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, Sociology, Science
Related Topics: Psychology, Theory, Politics, Education, Social Issues
Goodreads rating: 4.1
(rated by 3815 readers)

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Terms and phrases such as "the global village" and "the medium is the message" are now part of the lexicon, and McLuhan's theories continue to challenge our sensibilities and our assumptions about how and what we communicate. 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. There has been a notable resurgence of interest in McLuhan's work in the last few years, fueled by the recent and continuing conjunctions between the cable companies and the regional phone companies, the appearance of magazines such as WiRed, and the development of new media models and information ecologies, many of which were spawned from MIT's Media Lab. In effect, media now begs to be redefined. In a new introduction to this edition of Understanding Media, Harper's editor Lewis Lapham reevaluates McLuhan's work in the light of the technological as well as the political and social changes that have occurred in the last part of this century.
 

Dissects media's role in shaping human experience.

If you've ever wondered how television, radio, or the internet have not just communicated information but also shaped our very society, "Understanding Media" is your essential read. McLuhan's insightful breakdown in this anniversary edition, enhanced by a contemporary perspective in the new introduction, will prompt you to look at every form of media in a light you may never have before. It's a seminal, thought-provoking journey through the media landscape that has only become more relevant over time.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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