Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Foreword: The Toronto School and Communication Research 1
5. Introduction: Innis, McLuhan and the Toronto School 7
6. Part I. Interpretations
7. 1. Between Essentialism and Constructivism: Harold Innis and World Order Transformations 29
8. 2. “The Significance of Communication” According to Harold Adams Innis 53
9. 3. Marshall McLuhan: Genealogy and Legacy 82
10. 4. McLuhan: Where Did He Come From, Where Did He Disappear? 98
11. 5. Northrop Frye and the Toronto School of Communication Theory 114
12. Part II. Extensions
13. 6. The Bias of Bias: Innis, Lessing and the Problem of Space 147
14. 7. Monopolies of News: Harold Innis, the Telegraph and Wire Services 170
15. 8. Revitalizing Time: An Innisian Perspective on the Internet 199
16. 9. Articulating Mcluhan: A Cognitive-Pragmatic Perspective on the Consequences of Communication Media 215
17. Part III. Applications
18. 10. The Global Village, the Nation State and Ethnic Community: Audiences of Communication and the Boundaries of Identity 237
19. 11. Rare to Medium: A Full Taxonomy of Elements for Assessing How Well (Done) the Internet’s Unique Capabilities are Currently Exploited by e-Magazines 272
20. 12. Conceptualizing the Right to Privacy: Ethical and Legal Considerations 305
21. 13. From the Spider to the Web: Innis’ Ecological Approach to the Evolution of Communication Technologies 337
22. Afterword Whatever Happened to the Toronto School? 354
23. List of Contributors 361