The Global Village: Transformations in World Life and Media in the 21st Century

Description: The Global Village by Bruce R. Powers, Marshall McLuhan Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The premise for this book is the distinction between what the authors call "visual space", which is the left-brain, linear, quantitative reasoning tradition of the West, beginning with Plato and Aristotle, as against "acoustic space", which is equated to the holistic approach of the East. Publisher Description This is Marshall McLuhans last book, written in collaboration with his longtime friend, Bruce Powers. It updates McLuhans landmark study, Understanding Media, which was published 25 years ago.ll The premise is the distinction between what McLuhan and Powers call Visual Space - or the left-brain, linear, quantitative reasoning tradition of the West beginning with Plato and Aristotle - as against what they call Acoustic Space - right-brain, qualitative,pattern-producing reasoning, the holistic approach of the East. They argue that with the advent of the "global village" - as a result of electronic communications - these two mind sets are "slamming into eachother at the speed of light". In their words, "In the last half of the 20th century the East will rush westward and the West will embrace orientalism, all in a desperate attempt to cope with each other, to avoid violence. But the key to peace is to understand both these systems simultaneously". Author Biography About the Authors:Marshall McLuhan, who died in 1980, taught at St. Michaels College, the University of Toronto. His books The Gutenberg Galaxy and Understanding Media established his international reputation as a communications theorist and made him one of the most famous and controversial scholars of the 1960s and 70s.Bruce R. Powers, a longtime friend and collaborator of McLuhans, is Associate Professor of English and Communication Studies at Niagara University. Details ISBN 019505444X ISBN-13 9780195054446 Title The Global Village Author Bruce R. Powers, Marshall McLuhan Format Hardcover Year 1989 Pages 240 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:137013638; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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