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Political economy in the modern state [electronic resource] / Harold A. Innis ; edited and introduced by Robert E. Babe and Edward A. Comor

Author
Innis, Harold A. (Harold Adams), 1894-1952
Published
Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Physical Description
xcv, xix, 314 pages ; 24 cm
Additional Creators
Babe, Robert E. and Comor, Edward A., 1962-
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Summary
"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."--Half-title page.
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ISBN
1487522924 (paperback)
9781487522926 (paperback)
1487503849 (cloth)
9781487503840 (cloth)
Note
"First published in Toronto by Ryerson Press in 1946"--Title page verso.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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