Harold A Innis
Biographic Data
| ID | 378979 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harold A Innis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harold A |
| FAMILY NAME | Innis |
| SIGNATURE | INNIS H A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 141 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 36 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1923 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Empire and Communications, 1972 edition
Empire and Communications
"Originally published in 1950, Harold A. Innis's Empire and Communications is considered to be one of the classic works in media studies, yet its origins have received little attention. Ambitious in its scope, the book spans five millennia, tracing a path of development around the globe from 2900 BCE to the twentieth century and revealing the cyclical interplay between communications and power structures across space and time. In this new edition…
Staples, markets, and cultural change: Selected essays
At the start of his career Innis set out to explain the significance of price rigidities in the cultural, social, and political institutions of new countries; by the end of his intellectual journey he had become one of the most influential critics of modernity. The essays in this collection address a variety of themes, including the rise of industrialism and the expansion of international markets, staples trades, critical factors in Canadian deve…
The Bias of Communication
The appearance of a wide range of cultural phenomena at different periods in the history of western civilization has been described by Professor A. L. Kroeber in Configurations of Cultural Growth (Berkeley, 1946). He makes suggestive comments at various points to explain the relative strength or weakness of cultural elements but refrains from extended discussion. I do not propose to do more than add a footnote to these comments and in this to dis…
Printing in China in the 19th and 20th century
(1993). Printing in China in the 19th and 20th century. Continuum: Vol. 7, Dependency/Space/Policy, pp. 132-139
The Bias of Communications
Kearny the Magnificent: The Story of General Philip Kearny, 1815-1862
Down the Santa Fe Trail and into Mexico: The Diary of Susan Shelby Magoffin, 1846-1847
The Diaries of Simeon Perkins, 1766-1780 (volume I)
Political Economy in the Modern State
Political Economy in the Modern State
Journal Article Political Economy in the Modern State Get access Political Economy in the Modern State. By HAROLD A. INNIS. (Toronto : The Ryerson Press, 1946. Pp. 270. 21s.) C. R. Fay C. R. Fay Cambridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 57, Issue 227, 1 September 1947, Pages 353–355, https://doi.org/10.2307/2225678 Published: 01 September 1947
The Growth of the American Economy: An Introduction to the Economic History of the United States. Harold F. Williamson
Geography and Nationalism: A Discussion
program for the 1942 meeting of the Association of American Geographers (postponed) included a joint session with the American Historical Association on The Historical Approach to Geopolitics, with Professor Harold A. Innis as discussant. editor of the Geographical Review took advantage of the opportunity and invited Professor Innis to review some of the recently putblished works in the field. In response he laid down a serious challenge to geogr…
Presidential Address: On the Economic Significance of Culture
Edwin F. Gay, my predecessor, in the inaugural presidential address of this Association described the continuity of the history of economic history from Europe to North America as illustrated in his own work. As your second president I represent a later stage of this continuity, a student of Chester W. Wright who in turn was a student of Edwin Gay. I am in a sense one of Edwin Gay's grandsons. This, particularly as it appeals to my strong Scottis…
British Columbia and the United States: The North Pacific Slope from Fur Trade to Aviation
"British Columbia and the United States: The North Pacific Slope from Fur Trade to Aviation." Canadian Historical Review, 24(3), pp. 311–312
The Cod Fisheries; the History of an International Economy
Henry de Tonty: Fur Trader of the Mississippi . Edmund Robert Murphy
The Newspaper in Economic Development
The bibliography of this subject is the subject, and the enormous filescourse of over three centuries are formidability itself. To reduce the element of formidability it is necessary to turn to studies of the newspaper in terms of countries, regions, owners, editors and journalists. But again the bibliography reflects the character of the press. Newspapermen have contributed notably, but unfortunately the training in newspaper work is not ideal f…
The Cod Fisheries: The History of an International Economy
The Cod Fisheries: The History of an International Economy
The Fishing Industry of Northeastern North America
The Economics of Conservation
Settlement and the Forest Frontier in Eastern Canada
Canadian Frontiers of Settlement
The British Fishery at Newfoundland, 1634-1763 The North American Fisheries and British Policy to 1713
"The British Fishery at Newfoundland, 1634-1763The North American Fisheries and British Policy to 1713." Canadian Historical Review, 16(4), pp. 326–327
Empire and Communications
"Originally published in 1950, Harold A. Innis's Empire and Communications is considered to be one of the classic works in media studies, yet its origins have received little attention. Ambitious in its scope, the book spans five millennia, tracing a path of development around the globe from 2900 BCE to the twentieth century and revealing the cyclical interplay between communications and power structures across space and time. In this new edition…
Political Economy in the Modern State
Journal Article Political Economy in the Modern State Get access Political Economy in the Modern State. By HAROLD A. INNIS. (Toronto : The Ryerson Press, 1946. Pp. 270. 21s.) C. R. Fay C. R. Fay Cambridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 57, Issue 227, 1 September 1947, Pages 353–355, https://doi.org/10.2307/2225678 Published: 01 September 1947
The Bias of Communications
The Economics of Conservation
A History of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Geography and Nationalism: A Discussion
program for the 1942 meeting of the Association of American Geographers (postponed) included a joint session with the American Historical Association on The Historical Approach to Geopolitics, with Professor Harold A. Innis as discussant. editor of the Geographical Review took advantage of the opportunity and invited Professor Innis to review some of the recently putblished works in the field. In response he laid down a serious challenge to geogr…
Presidential Address: On the Economic Significance of Culture
Edwin F. Gay, my predecessor, in the inaugural presidential address of this Association described the continuity of the history of economic history from Europe to North America as illustrated in his own work. As your second president I represent a later stage of this continuity, a student of Chester W. Wright who in turn was a student of Edwin Gay. I am in a sense one of Edwin Gay's grandsons. This, particularly as it appeals to my strong Scottis…
The Newspaper in Economic Development
The bibliography of this subject is the subject, and the enormous filescourse of over three centuries are formidability itself. To reduce the element of formidability it is necessary to turn to studies of the newspaper in terms of countries, regions, owners, editors and journalists. But again the bibliography reflects the character of the press. Newspapermen have contributed notably, but unfortunately the training in newspaper work is not ideal f…
Settlement and the Forest Frontier in Eastern Canada
Canadian Frontiers of Settlement
The Hudson Bay Railway
L’Empire brittanique: Étude de géographie coloniale
The Bias of Communication
The appearance of a wide range of cultural phenomena at different periods in the history of western civilization has been described by Professor A. L. Kroeber in Configurations of Cultural Growth (Berkeley, 1946). He makes suggestive comments at various points to explain the relative strength or weakness of cultural elements but refrains from extended discussion. I do not propose to do more than add a footnote to these comments and in this to dis…
The Cod Fisheries: The History of an International Economy
Economic Conditions in Canada in 1931-2
The Story of St. Paul’s Parish, Toronto, 1822-1922 Social and Economic Conditions in the Dominion of Canada
The Story of St. Paul’s Parish, Toronto, 1822-1922 Social and Economic Conditions in the Dominion of Canada
A History of the Canadian Pacific Railway
L’Empire brittanique: Étude de géographie coloniale
A History of the Canadian Pacific Railway
The Fur Trade in Canada: An Introduction to Canadian Economic History
The Fur Trade in Canada: An Introduction to Canadian Economic History. By Harold A. Innis. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1930. 444 pp. Illustrations and map. $5.00.) Get access Wayne E. Stevens Wayne E. Stevens Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 17, Issue 3, December 1930, Pages 492–494, https://doi.org/10.2307/1893102 Published: 01 December 1930
The Hudson Bay Railway
A Chapter in Canadian Economic History
Economic Conditions in Canada in 1931-2
Interrelations between the Fur Trade of Canada and the United States
The British Fishery at Newfoundland, 1634-1763 The North American Fisheries and British Policy to 1713
"The British Fishery at Newfoundland, 1634-1763The North American Fisheries and British Policy to 1713." Canadian Historical Review, 16(4), pp. 326–327
The British Fishery at Newfoundland, 1634-1763 The North American Fisheries and British Policy to 1713
"The British Fishery at Newfoundland, 1634-1763The North American Fisheries and British Policy to 1713." Canadian Historical Review, 16(3), pp. 326–327
Notes on Problems of Adjustment in Canada
Settlement and the Forest Frontier in Eastern Canada
Canadian Frontiers of Settlement
The Economics of Conservation
The Cod Fisheries: The History of an International Economy
The Fishing Industry of Northeastern North America
The Cod Fisheries: The History of an International Economy
Henry de Tonty: Fur Trader of the Mississippi . Edmund Robert Murphy
The Newspaper in Economic Development
The bibliography of this subject is the subject, and the enormous filescourse of over three centuries are formidability itself. To reduce the element of formidability it is necessary to turn to studies of the newspaper in terms of countries, regions, owners, editors and journalists. But again the bibliography reflects the character of the press. Newspapermen have contributed notably, but unfortunately the training in newspaper work is not ideal f…
British Columbia and the United States: The North Pacific Slope from Fur Trade to Aviation
"British Columbia and the United States: The North Pacific Slope from Fur Trade to Aviation." Canadian Historical Review, 24(3), pp. 311–312
The Cod Fisheries; the History of an International Economy
Presidential Address: On the Economic Significance of Culture
Edwin F. Gay, my predecessor, in the inaugural presidential address of this Association described the continuity of the history of economic history from Europe to North America as illustrated in his own work. As your second president I represent a later stage of this continuity, a student of Chester W. Wright who in turn was a student of Edwin Gay. I am in a sense one of Edwin Gay's grandsons. This, particularly as it appeals to my strong Scottis…
The Growth of the American Economy: An Introduction to the Economic History of the United States. Harold F. Williamson
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