Electric Language: Understanding the Message

Marhsall McLuhan's son, Eric, presents a collection of essays on the ever-changing world of media that represents the new modes of expression. Color photos.Contents:Introduction: The Language of Media --Arachne or Penelope: Queen of the Net, Mistress of the Web? --Virtual Reality: Mime Without Walls --A Word About Tetrade --Teleconferencing: The Global Theater --S --An Ancient Quarrel in Modern Europe --and the Enduring Mystery of English --Blind Spots, and the Rear-view Mirror --Postliteracy --Three New Styles: The Poetics of the PC --The Revenge of Echo: Suicide as a Means of Survival --Anatomy of the Electric Crowd --Synesthesia and Society.