Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man

Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
ISBN-10
153743005X
ISBN-13
9781537430058
Series
Understanding Media
Pages
396
Language
English
Published
2016-09-04
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Author
Marshall McLuhan

Description

When first published, Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media made history with its radical view of the effects of electronic communications upon man and life in the twentieth century.

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