In 1969 Marshall McLuhan observed that "today we live invested with an electric information environment that is quite as imperceptible to us as water is to a fish." He was convinced that the new electronic media shape not only the information they convey but also our very consciousness and that in order to actually perceive this a counter environment is needed. To demonstrate his point McLuhan wrote Counterblast. More a manifesto than a book, Counterblast is a typographically explosive compilation of short essays and probes ...
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In 1969 Marshall McLuhan observed that "today we live invested with an electric information environment that is quite as imperceptible to us as water is to a fish." He was convinced that the new electronic media shape not only the information they convey but also our very consciousness and that in order to actually perceive this a counter environment is needed. To demonstrate his point McLuhan wrote Counterblast. More a manifesto than a book, Counterblast is a typographically explosive compilation of short essays and probes (complex ideas compressed into a few thought-provoking words), all of which focus on the effects of media on the human condition. It could be seen as a compilation of bold headlines and it is hauntingly prescient, as this superbly reproduced facsimile of the original edition will affirm. In true McLuhan style that title 'Counterblast' is a play on the word 'Blast', the name given to a magazine designed by Wyndham Lewis in 1914 and the first publication ever to be set in heavy headline type, albeit in the face of enormous resistance from the London printing establishment who considered it anti-literary.
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Add this copy of Counterblast to cart. $30.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
Add this copy of Counterblast to cart. $60.00, very good condition, Sold by Southampton Sag Harbor Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
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Very Good. First Edition, Later Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1969. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with spotting to top page ends. Dust jacket is very good with shelf/edgewear. A lovely copy of a philosophy book.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
Add this copy of Counterblast to cart. $65.00, very good condition, Sold by Jeff Hirsch Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wadsworth, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by Harcourt Brace and World.
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Hardcover. 141 pages. Text by Marshall McLuhan. Includes designs and illustrations by Harley Parker. A near fine copy in black cloth boards with some minor wear and in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear and some foxing to the verso. Still a very pleasing copy.
Add this copy of Counterblast to cart. $67.97, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Harcourt.
Add this copy of Counterblast (Counter-Blast) to cart. $100.00, very good condition, Sold by David Kaye Books & Memorabilia rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Woodland Hills, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by Harcourt Brace and World.
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First trade edition of McLuhan's previously self-published book, near fine in near fine jacket, in fresh archival cover; very gentle edgewear to jacket, minor foxing to top of pageblock else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first printing thus.
Add this copy of Counterblast to cart. $117.78, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Harcourt.
Add this copy of Counterblast to cart. $165.48, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Harcourt.
Add this copy of Counterblast 1954 to cart. $1,003.00, very good condition, Sold by Hourglass Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, BC, CANADA, published 1954 by Self-Published.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. Book. Signed by Author(s) Written in pen below the title on the front cover "by Marshalll McLuhan" which certainly appears to be in his own hand; a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; one small knick at top of back cover; collectible condition; 18 pages.
