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Understanding Media- The Extensions of Man
Understanding Media The Extensions of Man
Author: Marshall McLuhan
The most influential book by the most debated man of the decade... "The most important thinker since Newton, Darwin, Freud, Einstein, and Pavlov."
ISBN-13: 9788114675352
ISBN-10: 8114675357
Publication Date: 1964
Edition: 1stED, 19thPrinting.
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Publisher: New American Library
Book Type: Paperback
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This was required reading for a course in the 70's. Of course, there have been a few changes in the media. But McLuhan will probably be remembered for many of his ideas, and much of the book is still appropriate. A few interesting chapters: 4. The Gadget Lover; 7. Challenge and Collapse: the Nemesis of Creativity; 14. Money: the poor man's credit card; 22. Motorcar: The Mechanical Bride. 23. Ads: Keeping Upset with the Joneses.
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