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The Bias of Communication

by Harold A. Innis · 1964

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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.

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Themes
mediamediaMore like thisLess of thiscommunicationcommunicationMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages

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