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understanding media: the extensions of man  

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  • Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, a timeless work by Marshall McLuhan published in 1964, is a discussion of the various media and their effects on society and the individual. The book's publication transformed McLuhan from an English professor at the University of Toronto into a media celebrity. [Source: Encyclopedia of New Media; Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man]

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