Empire and Communications

Innis, Harold A.
Publisher:  University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada
Year Published:  1972   First Published:  1950
Pages:  184pp   Price:  $2.75   ISBN:  0-8020-0115-7
Resource Type:  Book
Cx Number:  CX9396

Innis develops his theory that the history of empires is determined to a large extent by their means of communication.

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Table of Contents

Foreword
Author's Preface
Editor's Note

ONE Introduction
TWO Egypt
THREE Babylonia
FOUR The Oral Tradition and Greek Civilization
FIVE The Written Tradition and the Roman Empire
SIX Parchment and Paper
SEVEN Paper and the Printing Press

Index