Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 152
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Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-0-7425-2483-5 • Hardback • September 2003 • $133.00 • (£102.00)
978-0-7425-2484-2 • Paperback • September 2003 • $45.00 • (£35.00) - Currently out of stock. Copies will arrive soon.
Paul Heyer is professor of communication studies at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Chapter 1 The Road to Political Economy
Chapter 2 From Fur to Fish
Chapter 3 Political Economy Inspires Communication Studies
Chapter 4 The "History of Communications" Project
Chapter 5 Time, Space, and the Oral Tradition
Chapter 6 Monopolies of Knowledge and the Critique of Culture
Chapter 7 An Enduring Legacy
Chapter 8 Epilogue
Chapter 9 Appendix A: Harold A. Innis's "History of Communications" Manuscript
Chapter 10 Appendix B: The Contributions of Mary Quayle Innis
Chapter 11 A Select Bibliography
Paul Heyer has written an excellent introduction to [Innis's] books. His overviews of Innis's writings are clear, concise, and instructive. They should pique the interest of budding scholars and perhaps even sharpen the perceptions and understandings of veteran students of communications. The strength of Heyer's commentary is that it places Innis's contribution to communications theory in context. With Heyer as a guide, a student interested in Innis's profound contribution to our understanding of the pervasive influence of communications upon human cultures should be able to navigate through the rocks and shoals of his turgid prose.
— Technology and Culture
With Harold Innis, Paul Heyer provides us with the first comprehensive intellectual biography of this seminal figure in media studies. This is a deeply researched and gracefully written book that traces Innis's extraordinary evolution as a thinker, from his groundbreaking works in political economy through his later pioneering efforts at understanding the social and cultural impact of new communications media throughout history. Heyer demonstrates the enormous influence that Innis has had over the last half century of media studies, and this book persuasively shows how Innis's legacy continues to inform and inspire contemporary historians, critics, and theorists.
— Daniel J. Czitrom, Mount Holyoke College
—Contains a useful synthesis of Innis's major works.
—Accessible to undergraduates and general readers.
—Includes guest essays on Mary Quayle Innis and the "History of Communications" manuscript.
—Features a bibliography of Innis's key publications.