McLuhan and the World as a Global Village

McLuhan and the World as a Global Village June 30, 2014

When did the so-called “global village” begin?

Marshall McLuhan, the great communications theorist, suggested that it began with the invention of the television and telephone.  The host of the short clip above notes that before the invention of these gadgets, books were our only link to the greater world.

Below, Black Adder reminds us how daunting the first book must have been.


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