Transmitting Culture (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism) - Softcover

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Debray, Régis

 
9780231113458: Transmitting Culture (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)
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ISBN 10: 0231113455 ISBN 13: 9780231113458
Publisher: Columbia University Press, 2004

Synopsis

An examination of the difference between communication and transmission that stresses technologies and institutions long overlooked in the study of symbols and signs throughout the history of civilizations.

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About the Author

Regis Debray is professor of philosophy in the Faculte de Lettres at the Universite de Lyon III. Founder and editor of Les Cahiers de mediologie, former aide to president Francois Mitterand, erstwhile associate of Che Guevara, and captive cause celebre in Bolivia (1967-1970), he is the author of numerous books, including Media Manifestos: On the Technological Transmission of Cultural Forms; Charles de Gaulle: Futurist of the Nation; Against Venice; Revolution in the Revolution?; and Teachers, Writers, Celebrities: The Intellectuals of Modern France. His political memoir, Blessed Be Our Gods, is forthcoming.

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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0231113455
ISBN 13 
9780231113458
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
172

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