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Book SynopsisPolitical Economy in the Modern State is Harold Innis’s transitional and, in some respects, his most transformative book. Completed in 1946, it is a collection of fifteen chapters plus a remarkable Preface selected and crafted to address four main themes: the problem of power and peace in the post-War era; the ascent of specialized and mechanized forms of knowledge involving, most particularly, the media, the state, and the academy; the crisis facing civilization and, more generally, the modern penchant for unreflexive short-term thinking in the face of mounting contradictions; and Innis’s growing focus on what would be called media bias.
In this new edition, editors Robert E. Babe and Edward A. Comor provide not only a general introduction to Innis’s largely forgotten book but also dedicated introductions to each of its fifteen chapters and a comprehensive index. Together, Babe and Comor demonstrate how Innis’s volume reflects a shift in Innis&
Table of ContentsEditors’ Introduction PREFACE Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 1 1. THE NEWSPAPER IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 2 2. AN ECONOMIC APPROACH TO ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 3 3. THE PROBLEMS OF REHABILITATION Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 4 4. A PLEA FOR THE UNIVERSITY TRADITION Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 5 5. THE UNIVERSITY IN THE MODERN CRISIS Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 6 6. ON THE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF CULTURAL FACTORS Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 7 7. POLITICAL ECONOMY IN THE MODERN STATE Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 8 8. THE PENETRATIVE POWERS OF THE PRICE SYSTEM Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 9 9. LIQUIDITY PREFERENCE AS A FACTOR IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 10 10. UNUSED CAPACITY AS A FACTOR IN CANADIAN ECONOMIC HISTORY Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 11 11. THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF UNUSED CAPACITY Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 12 12. IMPERFECT REGIONAL COMPETITION AND POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC SEABOARD Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 13 13. DECENTRALIZATION AND DEMOCRACY Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 14 14. TRANSPORTATION AND THE TARIFF Editors’ Introduction to Chapter 15 15. REFLECTIONS ON RUSSIA Index
