Changing Concepts of Time - Print on Demand

Informationen zum Autor Harold A. Innis was a distinguished political economist who was one of the first to study the history of communication. He served as a dean at the University of Toronto. Klappentext This classic book, Harold A. Innis's last, returns to print with a new introduction by James W. Carey. An elaboration of Innis's earlier theories, Changing Concepts of Time looks at then-new technological changes in communication and considers the different ways in which space and time are perceived. Innis explores military implications of the U.S. Constitution, freedom of the press, communication monopolies, culture, and press support of presidential candidates, among other interesting and diverse topics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction to the Rowman & Littlefield Edition Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 1. The Strategy of Culture Chapter 4 2. Military Implications of the American Constitution Chapter 5 3. Roman Law and the British Empire Chapter 6 4. The Press, a Neglected Factor in the Economic History of the Twentieth Century Chapter 7 5. Great Britain, the United States, and Canada

Product details

• Authors: Harold Adams Innis, Harold A Innis, Harold A. Innis, Harold Adams Innis
• Assisted by: Carey James W. (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.2004
• EAN: 9780742528185
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2818-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 227 mm x 11 mm
• Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture; Critical Media Studies (Paperb; Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Society & culture: general, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Society and culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies