{"product_id":"the-bias-of-communication-9780802068392","title":"The Bias of Communication","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bias of Communication\u003c\/strong\u003e by Innis, Harold A.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780802068392.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most influential books ever published in Canada, Harold A. Inniss The Bias of Communication has played a major part in reshaping our understanding of history, communication, and media theory. First published in 1951, this masterful collection of essays explores the relationship between a societys communication media and that communitys ability to maintain control over its development. Innis considers political and economic forces in the context of social change and the role of communication in the creation of both ancient and modern empires.\n\nIn an essay for this new edition, Innis biographer Alexander John Watson examines the reasons why Innis, at the height of his success as an economic historian, embarked on new research areas of communications and empire, as well as the ways in which Marshall McLuhans interpretations of Innis changed and de-politicized Inniss work.\n\nAs important today as it was when first published, The Bias of Communication is essential reading for historians and scholars of communication and media studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948986495029,"sku":"ByrdShop_0802068391","price":59.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780802068392_27344fd2-7e59-4f51-b148-73a2eec6974e_c10c679f-abce-4b1f-a7d3-36327248082d.jpg?v=1792267025","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-bias-of-communication-9780802068392","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}