Theories of Communication is the realization of a project begun in the 1970s with Marshall
McLuhan and now brought to completion by his son Eric McLuhan. This collection of short essays
assembles theories of communication from a diverse range of famous people - from Thomas Aquinas
and Francis Bacon to Wyndham Lewis and Ezra Pound - and ends with an essay on Marshall
McLuhann' own theory of communication. While the majority of the essays have been previously
published all are seminal pieces in the field. Their presence together in one volume is a
significant contribution to the overall task of understanding culture and communication in our
time and will appeal to both scholars and students interested in the work of Marshall McLuhan.
