The Gutenberg Galaxy
Marshall McLuhan
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The Gutenberg Galaxy
Published
1969
Publisher
The New American Library
Pages
349
Description
The Gutenberg Galaxy catapulted Marshall McLuhan to fame as a media theorist and, in time, a new media prognosticator. Fifty years after its initial publication, this landmark text is more significant than ever before. Readers will be amazed by McLuhan’s prescience, unmatched by anyone since, predicting as he did the dramatic technological innovations that have fundamentally changed how we communicate. The Gutenberg Galaxy foresaw the networked, compressed ‘global village’ that would emerge in the late-twentieth and twenty-first centuries — despite having been written when black-and-white television was ubiquitous. This new edition of The Gutenberg Galaxy celebrates both the centennial of McLuhan’s birth and the fifty-year anniversary of the book’s publication. A new interior design updates The Gutenberg Galaxy for twenty-first-century readers, while honouring the innovative, avant-garde spirit of the original. This edition also includes new introductory essays that illuminate McLuhan’s lasting effect on a variety of scholarly fields and popular culture. A must-read for those who inhabit today’s global village, The Gutenberg Galaxy is an indispensable road map for our evolving communication landscape.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in The Gutenberg Galaxy?
This edition of The Gutenberg Galaxy has approximately 349 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read The Gutenberg Galaxy?
For most readers, The Gutenberg Galaxy typically takes between 7h 16m and 4h 51m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 87,250 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 5h 49m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 12 days • Estimated word count: 87,250 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of The Gutenberg Galaxy?
The estimated word count for The Gutenberg Galaxy is approximately 87,250 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of The Gutenberg Galaxy?
The Gutenberg Galaxy was written by Marshall McLuhan.
When was The Gutenberg Galaxy published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 1969. The original work may have been published on a different date.