{"product_id":"9781487503840","title":"Political Economy in the Modern State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Economy in the Modern State \u003c\/i\u003eis Harold Innis's transitional and, in some respects, his most transformative book. Completed in 1946, it is a collection of fifteen chapters plus a remarkable Preface selected and crafted to address four main themes: the problem of power and peace in the post-War era; the ascent of specialized and mechanized forms of knowledge involving, most particularly, the media, the state, and the academy; the crisis facing civilization and, more generally, the modern penchant for unreflexive short-term thinking in the face of mounting contradictions; and Innis's growing focus on what would be called media bias.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new edition, editors Robert E. Babe and Edward A. Comor provide not only a general introduction to Innis's largely forgotten book but also dedicated introductions to each of its fifteen chapters and a comprehensive index. Together, Babe and Comor demonstrate how Innis's volume reflects a shift in Innis's focus, away from analytical relativism towards, instead, a reflexive search for objective truths.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031722639600,"sku":"9781487503840","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781487503840_p0.jpg?v=1763636452","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781487503840","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}