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"Small Pieces Loosely Joined A Unified" from: AUD$26.99

PERSEUS BOOKS GROUP
Small Pieces Loosely Joined A Unified Description: In this insightful social commentary, David Weinberger goes beyond misdirected hype to reveal what is truly revolutionary about the Web. Just as Marshall McLuhan forever altered our view of broadcast media, Weinberger shows that the Web is transforming not only social institutions but also bedrock concepts of our world such as space, time, self, knowledgeeven reality itself. Through stories of life on the Web, a unique take on Web sites, and a pervasive sense of humor, Weinberger is the first to put the Web into the social and intellectual context we need to begin assessing its true impact on our lives. The irony, according to Weinberger, is that this seemingly weird new technology is more in tune with our authentic selves than is the modern world. Funny, provocative, and ultimately hopeful, Small Pieces Loosely Joined makes us look at the Web as never before.... Read More about the "Small Pieces Loosely Joined A Unified" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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"The Medium Is The Massage" from: AUD$20.49

Gingko Press Inc
The Medium Is The Massage Description: 30 years after its publication Marshall McLuhan`s The Medium is the Massage remains his most entertaining, provocative, and piquant book. With every technological and social advance McLuhan`s proclamation that the media work us over completely becomes more evident and plain. In his words, `so pervasive are they in their personal, political, economic, aesthetic, psychological, moral, ethical and social consequences that they leave no part of us untouched, unaffected, or unaltered`.McLuhan`s remarkable observation that societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media by which men communicate than by the content of the communication is undoubtedly more relevant today than ever before. With the rise of the internet and the explosion of the digital revolution there has never been a better time to revisit Marshall McLuhan.... Read More about the "The Medium Is The Massage" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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