Description: This reissue marks the 30th anniversary (1964-1994) of McLuhan's classic expose on the state of the emerging phenomenon of mass media. In a new introduction, Harper's editor Lewis Lapham reevaluates McLuhan's work in the light of the technological as well as the political and social changes that have occurred in the last part of the century.
Review Quotes: ...the most brilliant marketing mind of all belonged to Marshall McLuhan. Understanding Media is a timeless analysis of how language, speech and technology shape human behavior in the era of mass communication. The book is a cautionary tale for marketers today who hear the Web's siren call and ignore the power of the spoken word.--Wall Street Journal--