Understanding media
the extensions of man
1st MIT Press ed.
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Author
Publication
1994 - MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
91,250 words, Guess
Page Count
365 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1102761M
- ISBN-100262631598
- OCLC Control Number30734000
- OCLC Control Number1059566407
- Internet Archiveunderstandingmed00mclu_080
and 4 more
- Library of Congress Control Number94027722
- LibraryThing86020
- Goodreads126274
- WikidataQ115379981
Classifications
- DDC302.23
- LCCP90 .M26 1994
Alternate Titles
- Extensions of man.
Description
The author examines all types of communication including photographs, ads, games, television, radio, telephone, comics, numbers, money, clothing, movies, recordings, housing, and weapons.
Description
Analyzes how language, speech and technology shape human behavior in the era of mass communication.
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