Changing Concepts of Time

Harold A. Innis was a distinguished political economist who was one of the first to study the history of communication. He served as a dean at the University of Toronto.

• Chapter 1 Introduction to the Rowman & Littlefield EditionChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 1. The Strategy of CultureChapter 4 2. Military Implications of the American ConstitutionChapter 5 3. Roman Law and the British EmpireChapter 6 4. The Press, a Neglected Factor in the Economic History of the Twentieth CenturyChapter 7 5. Great Britain, the United States, and Canada

[Innis] attempts to illustrate throughout these pieces one of his favorite maxims: the more the technology of communication improves, the more difficult human communication becomes.