Empire and communications /
- Toronto [Ont.] : Dundurn Press, c2007.
- 287 pages :
- Voyageur classics : books that explore Canada .
Includes index
Cover13; -- Contents13; -- Publishers Note -- General Introduction by Alexander John Watson -- Preface by Harold A. Innis -- 1 8212; Introduction -- 2 8212; Egypt -- 3 8212; Babylonia -- 4 8212; The Oral Tradition and Greek Civilization -- 5 8212; The Written Tradition and the Roman Empire -- 6 8212; Parchment and Paper -- 7 8212; Paper and the Printing Press -- Notes -- Marginalia -- Suggested Reading -- Index.
This is one of Innis's most important contributions to the debate about how media influences the development of consciousness and societies.