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Sep 20, 2014 the gutenberg galaxy, the work that concerns me today, is mcluhan s interpretation of a shift in mediums. Jan 15, 2019 the gutenberg galaxy by marshall mcluhan, 1969, signet books edition, in english. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As richard kostelanetz describes in an article, mcluhan viewed world i would specify western history as consisting of four stages.
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