Understanding Media: The Extensions of ManMcGraw-Hill, 1964 - 359 páginas McLuhan believes we are living in the midst of a turbulent, unseen revolution, where human technologies are becoming extensions of the human organism and the central nervous system. His book is a fascinating analysis of all media. |
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