| Clarifying McLuhan: An Assessment of Process and Product Contributor(s): Neill, S. D. (Author), Neill, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 031328444X ISBN-13: 9780313284441 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1993 Annotation: At the time of Marshall McLuhan's death in 1980, his was a major voice in our understanding on media and society. And yet, few analyses of his impact have been written. In clarifying McLuhan, Neill provides a critical, yet sympathetic assessment of McLuhan's work and impact. While the author dismisses McLuhan's basic theory that the medium is the message, he points to McLuhan's importance, and argues for a re-examination of McLuhan as an artist and a poet. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Social Science | Media Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General |
| Dewey: 302.230 |
| LCCN: 92036609 |
| Series: Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.92 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the time of Marshall McLuhan's death in 1980, his was a major voice in our understanding on media and society. And yet, few analyses of his impact have been written. In clarifying McLuhan, Neill provides a critical, yet sympathetic assessment of McLuhan's work and impact. While the author dismisses McLuhan's basic theory that the medium is the message, he points to McLuhan's importance, and argues for a re-examination of McLuhan as an artist and a poet. |