Political Economy in the Modern State - Couverture souple

Innis, Harold A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1487522924 ISBN 13 : 9781487522926

Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2018

Synopsis

Political Economy in the Modern State is Harold Innis's transitional and, in some respects, his most transformative book. Completed in 1946, it is a collection of fifteen chapters plus a remarkable Preface selected and crafted to address four main themes: the problem of power and peace in the post-War era; the ascent of specialized and mechanized forms of knowledge involving, most particularly, the media, the state, and the academy; the crisis facing civilization and, more generally, the modern penchant for unreflexive short-term thinking in the face of mounting contradictions; and Innis's growing focus on what would be called media bias.

In this new edition, editors Robert E. Babe and Edward A. Comor provide not only a general introduction to Innis's largely forgotten book but also dedicated introductions to each of its fifteen chapters and a comprehensive index. Together, Babe and Comor demonstrate how Innis's volume reflects a shift in Innis's focus, away from analytical relativism towards, instead, a reflexive search for objective truths.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Harold A. Innis (1894-1952) was a Canadian professor of political economy at the University of Toronto and the author of seminal works on media, communication theory and Canadian economic history.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1487522924
• ISBN 13: 9781487522926
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 432
• Éditeur: Babe Robert E., Comor Edward A.
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