The Gutenberg Galaxy

Since its first appearance in 1962, the impact of The Gutenberg Galaxy has been felt around the world. It gave us the concept of the global village; that phrase has now been translated, along with the rest of the book, into twelve languages, from Japanese to Serbo-Croat. It helped establish Marshall McLuhan as the original 'media guru.' More than 200,000 copies are in print....

Since its first appearance in 1962, the impact of The Gutenberg Galaxy has been felt around the world. It gave us the concept of the global village; that phrase has now been translated, along with the rest of the book, into twelve languages, from Japanese to Serbo-Croat. It helped establish Marshall McLuhan as the original 'media guru.' More than 200,000 copies are in print. The reissue of this landmark book reflects the continuing importance of McLuhan's work for contemporary readers.

麦克卢汉（Marshall McLuhan），20世纪媒体理论宗师，出生于加拿大，于剑桥大学取得博士学位，担任多伦多大学英语教授，1980年病逝于多伦多。他在上世纪60年代创造的“地球村”“媒体即信息”等概念，已成为世界人人熟悉的名言，并被称为“媒体先知”。“纽约时报论坛”赞誉麦克卢汉为“自牛顿、达尔文、弗洛伊德、爱因斯坦和巴甫洛夫以来最重要的思想家”。另著有《机器新娘》《认识媒体》等。