Marshall McLuhan: The Medium and the Messenger
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (882 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262631865 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 322 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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John Theofanis said Biography of McLuhan is excellent. McLuhan tells us more about the present electronic environment than any present day media theorist. Marchand looks at him in an open, thorough, unbiased, insightful way. This may be the best McLuhan biography-- an enjoyable read.. Rob Vincent said Must-read while studying McLuhan. Marchand and Postman do an excellent job with this biography on an unusual media prophet/quack. Reading about McLuhan's childhood, education, and work helped explain a lot about the man and his ideas. The book reads very well, and puts a lot of his ideas in a context that makes them easier to understand. If you're just starting to study McLuhan, this book is a great starting point. Also check out "McLuhan for Beginners" for a very quick and fun overview.. John Sledziewski said Great read.. A great introduction to a mostly neglected field of thought that may be more deserving of our imaginations.
The foreword by Neil Postman is original to this edition.* Not for sale in Canada. with a new foreword by Neil Postman When communications thinker Marshall McLuhan gave us the phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village," he was ahead of his time. Interest in McLuhan has increased dramatically since this biography was first published in 1989 to stunning reviews. The author has extensively revised this new edition to include additional information provided by McLuhan's family and friends, and to present an even clearer and more absorbing personal picture of McLuhan. The book explains the relevance to today's society of a man who reached the height of his fame in the 1960s. Now, in the age of the digital revolution McLuhan and his work cannot be ignored by any student of culture and technology
Marchand, who catalogued McLuhan's papers for the National Archives in Ottawa, painstakingly reconstructs the evolution of his thought in this revealing biography. Photos. He taught English at Cambridge University in the 1930s, becoming an ardent convert to Catholicism, a cultural conservative steeped in T. S. He had a photographic memory and suffered repeated blackouts as an adult. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. McLuhan grew up on the Canadian prairie and learned "irrepressible verbal aggressiveness" from his violent-tempered mother. Eliot, scornful of popular culture. Then, at the University